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unbuilt

unbuilt

1 4.3
Only shown on plans and not yet made in real life
  • adjective
  • /ʌnˈbɪlt/
translation icon : no construido
  • But on the whole, civilization gets built and unbuilt stick by stick.
  • unbuilt projects
  • remain unbuilt
  • yet unbuilt

Examples

  • The architect presented several plans for unbuilt structures that could transform the city.

  • And what we all became experts at is in knowing how much of A couch to leave unbuilt so that we could get it done by the end of the day.

  • I have slots for some as yet unbuilt sidearms.

  • See all the design winners in both the built (first group) and unbuilt categories above.

    Blog text (24)
  • Wood for Casado's yet unbuilt cafe lay in piles about the foundation slab on the occasion of his death, of his accident.

    Fiction book (1998)
  • Even as urban design professionals continue to manipulate the physical form and appearance of the built environment, another type of social adaptation to the enveloping metropolis is emerging, one which focuses on the unbuilt elements of the urban environment.

    Academic text (2004)
  • You can't drink the water. I had to have 5 shots for rampant diseases there. Who knows what I really ate? There are unbuilt buildings and destroyed buildings everywhere, trash everywhere, and ridiculously poor people, etc.

    Blog text (9)
  • One can argue it is irretrievably debased by modern capitalism, and therefore the sculptor and the architect must withdraw into unbuilt projects or find a surreptitious opportunity to spit in the face of the public.

    Academic text (1992)
  • After years of planning, the unbuilt project was still only a dream for the community.

  • Many unbuilt designs can be found in the archives, showcasing the ambitious ideas of past architects.

Synonyms

unconstructed
vsunbuilt
1 6.6

Land or buildings that are not built

exists only as a plan or idea rather than being made yet

How Developed

planned
26 1.0
unbuilt
1 4.3

Surface Forms

unbuilt positive

Morphology

unbuilt = built (transparent) = un + built

The word 'unbuilt' is transparently derived from 'built' with the prefix 'un-' indicating 'not'.

Etymology

Unbuilt is made of un- meaning 'not' and build meaning 'to make'. So unbuilt can mean 'not yet made', like a plan or idea that exists but has not been built.