unacted
- adjective
- /ʌnˈæktɪd/
- The plan was left unacted due to a lack of resources.
Examples
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The proposal remained unacted for months.
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Many of her suggestions went unacted despite their importance.
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Several proposals remained unacted after the meeting ended.
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Many unacted suggestions were ignored during the meeting.
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The recommendations for improvement remained unacted upon, leaving the issues unresolved.
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His unacted plan to start a business faded away over time without any steps taken.
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Many unacted ideas from the brainstorming session were never put into practice.
Synonyms
Without an address written on it or not dealt with yet
Not done or carried out, often not shown to people
Not carried out or finished, for example a contract not signed
Not tried or done yet
How Performed
Surface Forms
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.