Skip to main content
unamended

unamended

6.7
Not changed from its original form
  • adjective
  • /ˌʌnəˈmɛndɪd/
  • Formal
translation icon : sin enmendar
  • Well, under current law, the deficit will be significantly reduced, assuming that current laws continue unamended.
  • unamended soil

Examples

  • The unamended document, filed decades ago, still serves as a reference for current legislation.

  • It would remain unamended until after 9/11.

    Academic text (2009)
  • The unamended R01 represents the original application and does not consider resubmissions.

    Academic text (2011)
  • By contrast, the lead in unamended soil at contaminated mining sites can average an estimated 90% bioaccessibility.

    Academic text (2013)
  • Contemporary constitutional theory simply has no widely accepted methodology for understanding how the meaning of unamended constitutional text can change over time (n20).

    Academic text (2000)
  • In a forthcoming paper, Hettiarachchi and colleagues found that adding compost to soil reduced the estimated bioavailability of lead by 20-30% compared with unamended soil.

    Academic text (2013)
  • The committee voted to keep the proposal unamended, ensuring that it would be considered in its original form.

  • Many laws remain unamended, reflecting the original intent of the legislators when they were first enacted.

Synonyms

unedited
vsunamended
13 4.2

Not changed after it is made, like a photo or video

is the formal label for official texts that remain unchanged
unmodified
vsunamended
2 3.8

Not changed from its original form

is the term used for formal texts left unchanged or unrevised
unretouched
vsunamended
1 6.4

Not changed or edited after it was made

refers specifically to documents or laws kept in their original wording
unmanipulated
vsunamended
1 5.8

In its original state and not changed by people

is applied to official papers that have not been altered or revised
undoctored
vsunamended
1 5.8

Not changed and showing the original photo or data

is similar but mainly used for formal legal or documentary contexts
unrevised
vsunamended
5.4

Not changed from its original form

is used especially for official texts that have not been revised
uncorrect
vsunamended
7.2

Not fixed and still full of mistakes

means unchanged in form, not focusing on whether errors remain

Antonyms

1 4.2

Changed so it is more correct or suitable

How Changed

revised
3.2
amended
1 4.2
unamended
  • Formal
6.7
unchanged
62 1.0

Surface Forms

unamended positive

Morphology

unamended = amended (transparent) = un + amend + ed

This is a standard negative prefixation of 'un-' to the adjective/past participial base 'amended'.

Etymology

The word unamended comes from un- meaning 'not' and amend, which is like the common word mend meaning 'to fix' or 'make better'. So unamended describes something that was 'not changed' and stays in its original form.