unawarded
- adjective
- /ˌʌnəˈwɔrdɪd/
- Her efforts were sadly unawarded.
Examples
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The unawarded medals remained in the box after the ceremony was canceled.
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Several unawarded grants were returned to the funding organization at the end of the year.
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Due to a lack of qualified applicants, some scholarships remained unawarded this semester.
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Many talented artists remain unawarded each year.
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Many talented artists go unrecognized, remaining unawarded despite their hard work and dedication.
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The committee decided to leave several deserving nominees unawarded this year.
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She remained unawarded for her contributions to the project, even though her efforts were significant.
Synonyms
Not valued or thanked for what you do
Not given or allowed after someone asks for it
Not officially praised or given an award for a helpful action
How Recognized
Surface Forms
Morphology
unawarded = awarded (transparent) = un + award + ed
The negative prefix 'un-' is productively applied to 'awarded' (award+ed), so the meaning is directly 'not given as an award'.
Etymology
Unawarded is made of un- meaning 'not' and awarded from award, which means 'to give a prize', so unawarded describes something that was 'not given' as a prize or recognition.