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unacted

unacted

6.9
Not done or put into action
  • adjective
  • /ʌnˈæktɪd/
translation icon : no ejecutado
  • The plan was left unacted due to a lack of resources.

Examples

  • The proposal remained unacted for months.

  • Many of her suggestions went unacted despite their importance.

  • Several proposals remained unacted after the meeting ended.

  • Many unacted suggestions were ignored during the meeting.

  • The recommendations for improvement remained unacted upon, leaving the issues unresolved.

  • His unacted plan to start a business faded away over time without any steps taken.

  • Many unacted ideas from the brainstorming session were never put into practice.

Synonyms

unaddressed
vsunacted
3 5.8

Without an address written on it or not dealt with yet

implies no action was taken rather than only lacking consideration
unperformed
vsunacted
6.0

Not done or carried out, often not shown to people

has the same meaning but is a different word form used instead
unexecuted
vsunacted
  • Formal
6.5

Not carried out or finished, for example a contract not signed

applies to any action not performed and not limited to legal contexts
unattempted
vsunacted
4.9

Not tried or done yet

covers actions not carried out whether or not anyone tried them

How Performed

attempted
2.4
unacted
6.9
untried
5 5.3

Surface Forms

unacted positive

Morphology

unacted = acted (transparent) = un + act + ed

The meaning is a regular negative formation: 'un-' added to 'acted' yields 'not acted/performed'.

Etymology

Unacted is built from un- 'not' and act 'to do', so it literally means 'not done' or 'not carried out', just like in action.