unpursued

Examples

• All

• Fleeing north toward Sinope, they were allowed to leave unpursued, probably because the Mongolians were most interested in defeating the remaining Ottomans and looting their camp.

  Blog text (32)

• They were back at the other minivan in five minutes, still apparently unnoticed and unpursued.

  Fiction book (1996)

• And while you're doing this, how many CT leads are going unpursued?

  Secret in Their Eyes (2015)

• After the storm passed, the lost hikers found the trail again and walked unpursued towards safety.

• In the quiet park, the children played happily, unpursued by any adults.

Synonyms

U

unwanted

vsunpursued

120 1.0

People do not like or need it

is more about not being pursued or followed rather than general dislike

U

undesired

vsunpursued

2 3.8

Not wanted or welcome

focuses on lack of being chased or sought, not only unwelcome feeling

U

unhunted

vsunpursued

1 7.0

People do not chase, hurt, kill animals for food or sport

uses general lack of pursuit, not only hunting situations

U

uncoveted

vsunpursued

7.6

Not wanted by anyone

is about absence of pursuit including chasing or following rather than desire

U

unwished-for

vsunpursued

6.9

Not wanted or welcome

refers to absence of pursuit rather than social welcome

U

unwished

vsunpursued

8.3

Not wanted or welcome

highlights absence of being chased or sought instead of mere unwelcome

U

unregarded

vsunpursued

6.7

Not noticed or given any attention

means not chased or sought rather than merely unnoticed

I

ignored

vsunpursued

1.6

People do not pay attention to a person or thing

suggests absence of pursuit but adds intentional neglect rather than passive lack

Antonyms

P

pursued

8.1

A person or thing being chased, often in a story

How Pursued

hunted

1 5.6

pursued

8.1

unpursued

6.9

Surface Forms

Morphology

Etymology