ungiven
1
8.5
Left without an award when someone should get it
- adjective
- /ʌnˈɡɪvən/
:
no otorgado
- She felt a sense of loss for the opportunities that were ungiven to her due to lack of awareness.
Examples
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All our requests for information have gone ungiven, which has hindered our project planning.
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Gifts cannot be ungiven.
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The promises made during the meeting remain ungiven, leaving many attendees feeling disappointed.
Synonyms
unowned
vsungiven
1
4.8
Not belonging to anyone
means items were not provided, granted, or assigned to any recipient
unappropriated
vsungiven
1
7.9
Not set aside for any person or use
refers to items not provided or handed to any particular recipient
unallotted
vsungiven
6.7
Not given to anyone, for example a seat or task
focuses on items not provided, granted, or officially allocated to anyone
Antonyms
Surface Forms
ungiven positive
Morphology
ungiven = given (transparent) = un + given
Clear negation of 'given' by the productive English prefix 'un-', yielding 'not provided or granted'.
Etymology
Ungiven is built from un- 'not' plus the verb give, so it literally means 'not given'. When a prize, scholarship, or offer is left ungiven, it means it was not provided or granted to anyone, so it stayed unassigned.