ungranted
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7.3
- adjective
- /ʌnˈɡræntɪd/
- He felt frustrated by the ungranted applications for funding that he submitted.
Examples
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The "Graveyard" records are ungranted or unpassed legislation.
Academic text (2018) -
The committee left several proposals ungranted during the meeting.
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No longer would there be the fear of running through the woods and thickets and encountering all the things that conspired against ungranted freedom.
Fiction book (1996) -
Her request for vacation time went ungranted, leaving her disappointed.
Synonyms
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7.3
Not officially allowed by the people in charge
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5.2
Not allowed by rules or by people in charge
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5.3
Not given to any person or group when expected
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4.1
Not officially allowed by the government to sell goods or drive a vehicle
How Granted
Surface Forms
Morphology
ungranted = granted (transparent) = un + grant + ed
The prefix 'un-' clearly negates the meaning of 'granted', forming a transparent adjective.
Etymology
Ungranted is formed from the prefix un- meaning 'not' and the verb grant meaning 'to give' or 'allow', as in a 'grant' of money or permission. So, ungranted describes something—like a request or right—that was not given or not approved.