unforsaken
- adjective
- Literature
- He felt unforsaken knowing that someone always cared about his well-being.
Examples
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She felt unforsaken in her time of need.
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The community remained unforsaken despite the challenges.
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Even in difficult times, she remained unforsaken by her family and friends.
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The old traditions were unforsaken in the remote village, passed down through generations.
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Despite being far from the city, the village remains unforsaken; its residents still tend to their gardens and support one another.
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Even in hard times, the family felt unforsaken as friends and neighbors rallied around them to offer help.
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The old church stood unforsaken, still holding services every Sunday and welcoming anyone who needed a place of solace.
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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.