Skip to main content
unreclaimed

unreclaimed

8.1
Not returned to a useful state after neglect
  • adjective
  • /ˌʌn.rɪˈkleɪmd/
translation icon : no recuperado
  • After years of neglect, the park remains unreclaimed and overgrown with weeds.

Examples

  • The land remains unreclaimed after years of neglect.

  • Several items in the lost and found box were still unreclaimed at the end of the year.

  • Much of the land remains unreclaimed and wild.

  • The old factory stood unreclaimed for decades after it closed.

  • Many unreclaimed areas in the city are becoming habitats for wildlife.

  • The abandoned lot is filled with unreclaimed debris from the construction project.

  • The lake has become unreclaimed, with garbage and pollution affecting the ecosystem.

Synonyms

unimproved
vsunreclaimed
2 6.5

Land or property left in its natural state and not developed

is about being not recovered, restored, or converted to usefulness
unrecovered
vsunreclaimed
1 5.8

Not yet found, repaired, or paid back

is about being not restored or made useful rather than merely not found
unrestored
vsunreclaimed
5.0

Left in its original condition without repairs

is about being not recovered or converted to a useful state as well

Antonyms

3.2

Found again after being lost or missing

recovered
  • Specialized
3.5

Made from materials saved from waste to be used again

How Reclaimed

recovered
  • Specialized
3.5
unreclaimed
8.1
neglected
3.7
derelict
14 7.5

Surface Forms

unreclaimed positive

Morphology

unreclaimed = reclaimed (semi-transparent) = un + re + claim + ed

The prefix 'un-' straightforwardly negates the adjective 'reclaimed'.

Etymology

Unreclaimed combines un- ('not') and reclaim ('make useful again'), as when people 'reclaim' land from the sea or fix an old factory. So, unreclaimed land or buildings are still wild or unused.