undedicated
7.2
Not officially set aside for any specific use
- adjective
- /ˌʌnˈdɛdɪkeɪtɪd/
:
no asignado
- During the meeting, several undedicated members expressed their unwillingness to contribute to the cause.
Examples
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Al Qaeda was crushed, but America remains agitated, disjointed, undedicated.
Blog text (1) -
Don't run up undedicated debt in the campaign.
Blog text (2) -
I think Harry is too busy, probably not vindictive, altruistic, or undedicated enough to do it.
Blog text (19) -
The committee decided not to fund the project because it was undedicated and lacked a clear purpose.
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Without undedicated resources, the organization struggled to achieve its objectives effectively.
Synonyms
unassigned
vsundedicated
3
3.7
Not given a job, task, or place to go
focuses on purposes rather than individual tasks or roles
unallocated
vsundedicated
1
5.6
Not given for any specific use
is similar but implies no formal assignment by authority
7.2
Costs not assigned to products or projects and still in the accounts
applies outside accounting to general lack of official purpose
Antonyms
How Dedicated
Surface Forms
undedicated positive
Morphology
Etymology
Undedicated is made of un- and dedicated, and dedicated comes from an old word meaning 'set apart for a special use'. So something undedicated is not 'set apart' or officially given to any purpose.