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unpursued

6.8

Not continued or acted on, often about an idea

adjective
/ˌʌn.pɜːrˈsuːd/

: no seguido

Many great innovations remain unpursued because people are afraid to take risks.

Examples

For half his life, he had been aware of all the pursuits that would, in all likelihood, remain unpursued.

Fiction book (1998)
Several important questions about climate change are still unpursued despite ongoing scientific interest.
The proposal for a new park in the community was ultimately unpursued due to lack of funding.

Synonyms

unacted

vsunpursued

6.9

Not done or put into action

focuses on ideas or investigations left without follow up

unimplemented

vsunpursued

Specialized

7.2

Not yet put into use, often in software or plans

describes lack of continuation or follow up rather than implementation

unattempted

vsunpursued

4.9

Not tried or done yet

implies no follow up after an idea rather than simply not tried

Antonyms

pursued

3.9

Followed by someone trying to catch or harm you

How Pursued

completed

1.0

pursued

3.9

considered

3.3

unpursued

6.8

Surface Forms

unpursued positive

Morphology

unpursued = pursued (transparent) = un + pursue

Formed by adding 'un-' to 'pursued' meaning 'not continued or followed up'; the derivation is straightforward.

Etymology

Unpursued is built from un- ('not') and pursue ('to follow up' or 'act on'). Think of an idea or plan that no one 'follows up'—it stays 'not acted on', which is why unpursued means 'not continued or acted on'.