unpromoted

1 5.2

Not given a higher job or advertised to people

adjective
/ʌnprəˈmoʊtɪd/

: no promovido

The new product was left unpromoted and failed to attract customers.

Examples

He remains unpromoted after five years at the company.
Despite his excellent performance, he remained unpromoted for several years.
Many unpromoted employees feel discouraged when their efforts go unnoticed.
Many talented employees feel unpromoted despite their hard work.
Despite her hard work, she remained unpromoted for another year.
The staff members felt discouraged after receiving unpromoted assignments.
Many talented employees are often left unpromoted due to company politics.

Synonyms

unadvertised

vsunpromoted

1 4.8

Not told to the public and known only to a few people

is broader, also including lack of advancement in rank or status

Antonyms

advertised

22 2.1

People make it public to tell others about a product, job, or price

Surface Forms

unpromoted positive

Morphology

unpromoted = promoted (transparent) = un + promote + ed

Standard negative prefix 'un-' applied to the participle 'promoted', yielding 'not promoted' in a straightforward way.

Etymology

Unpromoted begins with un- meaning 'not', and the rest comes from promote, which means 'move forward' and is the idea behind promotion and the word move. So unpromoted means 'not moved forward', used for a person not given a higher job or for something not advertised.