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🖐️ Without nails 🪚 Not fastened 📝 Not decided
unnailed

unnailed

9.9
Still not decided or fixed
  • adjective
  • /ʌˈneɪld/
translation icon : no definido
  • The details of the agreement were still unnailed when the meeting ended.

Examples

  • Her future after graduation was unnailed, leaving many possibilities open.

  • Because the schedule was unnailed, everyone remained flexible with their plans.

  • The decision to move is still unnailed.

  • Is the plan unnailed at this point?

  • The project timeline is still unnailed, allowing for adjustments based on new information.

  • Since the proposal was unnailed, the team was able to adapt their strategy as needed.

  • Her plans for the summer remain unnailed, so she is considering several options.

Synonyms

uncemented
vsunnailed
6.6

Not firmly agreed or fixed

is not firmly settled and remains open to change or adjustment
unconcluded
vsunnailed
6.6

Not finished or decided yet

is not finalized and still open to further change or decision

Antonyms

settled
3.4

Decided so there is no more doubt or argument

How Settled

final
∞ 1.0
settled
3.4
unnailed
9.9
tentative
57 5.1
open
579 1.0

Surface Forms

unnailed positive

Morphology

unnailed = nailed (semi-transparent) = un + nail + ed

Relies on the figurative idiom 'nailed down' = settled; learners familiar with that idiom will find it transparent, others may not.

Etymology

Unnailed is made of un- 'not' and nailed from 'nail', where nailed is like the phrase 'nailed down' meaning 'fixed'. So if plans are unnailed, they are not 'nailed down' and are open to change.