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unforsaken

unforsaken

9.3
Something that others still care for and support
  • adjective
  • Literature
translation icon : no abandonado
  • He felt unforsaken knowing that someone always cared about his well-being.

Examples

  • She felt unforsaken in her time of need.

  • The community remained unforsaken despite the challenges.

  • Even in difficult times, she remained unforsaken by her family and friends.

  • The old traditions were unforsaken in the remote village, passed down through generations.

  • Despite being far from the city, the village remains unforsaken; its residents still tend to their gardens and support one another.

  • Even in hard times, the family felt unforsaken as friends and neighbors rallied around them to offer help.

  • The old church stood unforsaken, still holding services every Sunday and welcoming anyone who needed a place of solace.

Antonyms

2 2.8

Left empty and not used, often by people who lived there

How Supported

cherished
1 3.4
cared-for
68 2.9
unforsaken
  • Literature
9.3
supported
2.0
neglected
3.7

Surface Forms

unforsaken positive

Morphology

unforsaken = forsaken (transparent) = un + forsake + en

A straightforward negation formed by attaching the productive prefix 'un-' to the adjective 'forsaken', yielding the literal opposite.

Etymology

The word unforsaken is made of un- meaning 'not' and forsaken meaning 'left' or 'abandoned', so it literally says 'not left'. That's why someone or something unforsaken is not abandoned and is still cared for or supported.