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unled

unled

8.4
A team that has no one in charge to guide or make decisions
  • adjective
  • /ʌnˈlɛd/
translation icon : sin dirección
  • In the chaotic meeting, everyone seemed unled, wandering off-topic without any direction.

Examples

  • So, a minority of the unled laity continue to advocate the gospel.

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  • The group of volunteers was unled, relying on their enthusiasm to organize the event.

  • Without a clear leader, the project remained unled and struggled to make progress.

Synonyms

undirected
vsunled
1 6.1

Not having a clear aim or plan in what you do

focuses on no person providing direction rather than simply lacking a goal
unguided
vsunled
1 4.6

Done without help or direction from someone

focuses on having no person in charge rather than general lack of support
uncommanded
vsunled
1 7.7

Happens without an order from someone in charge, often to help others

applies to not having anyone give direction rather than absence of formal orders

How Led

directed
3.4
unled
8.4

Surface Forms

unled positive

Morphology

unled = led (transparent) = un + led

Meaning is the straightforward negation 'not led' formed by productive English prefix un- attached to the participle 'led', so learners who know 'lead/led' can infer the meaning.

Etymology

The word unled starts with un- meaning 'not' and ends with led, the past of lead and the same root as leader, which means 'to guide'. So, unled means 'not guided' or 'not led by anyone'.