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unadopted

unadopted

6.4
Not chosen for use by a group or organization
  • adjective
  • /ˌʌnəˈdɑːptɪd/
translation icon : no adoptado
  • The suggestions for improving the project were unadopted, as the committee preferred the old methods.

Examples

  • At the Commission meeting, the work of the Scientific Committee was praised and acknowledged by several delegations to be complete, but it remained unadopted.

    Academic text (1994)

  • Many innovative policies remain unadopted due to lack of support from key stakeholders.

  • Despite being effective, the new teaching methods were mostly unadopted in the school curriculum.

Synonyms

unaccepted
vsunadopted
1 5.3

Not approved by most people or by an official group

is about not being put into practical use rather than lacking approval
unassumed
vsunadopted
6.7

Sincere and not trying to seem better than others

focuses only on not being put into use or practice
unendorsed
vsunadopted
6.0

Not officially approved by an authority or group

is about not being chosen for use rather than lacking formal backing

Antonyms

adopted
3.1

A country, city, or home that someone chooses and treats as their own

How Adopted

standard
675 2.7
adopted
3.1
unadopted
6.4

Surface Forms

unadopted positive

Morphology

unadopted = adopted (transparent) = un + adopt + ed

The adjective is formed by adding un- to 'adopted' (adopt + -ed), giving a straightforward negation of 'adopted' in the sense 'not chosen/accepted/put into use'.

Etymology

Unadopted comes from un- 'not' plus adopt 'to take or choose', a meaning you also see in option or opt. So an unadopted proposal is one that was 'not chosen' or 'not put into use'.