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unremedied

unremedied

7.2
A problem or mistake that is not fixed
  • adjective
  • /ˌʌnˈrɛmɪdɪd/
translation icon : no corregido
  • If left unremedied, the small leak could turn into a major flood in the basement.

Examples

  • Second, the church has been ineffective as a teacher of moral conscience and as a prophetic presence to a nation which, out of unremedied humiliation and pain, is tempted to vengeance and excessive violence.

    Academic text (1991)
  • So that injury to an alien or its property, if unremedied, is an injury to the state of that investor, or the sending state of the investment, so to speak.

    Academic text (2000)
  • But brazen unrepentant sins, unrepentant sins, or unintentional sins that are never realized, these stand unremedied and they defile the sanctuary.

  • The ongoing problems in the community remain unremedied, leading to increased frustration among residents.

  • Many issues in the report were left unremedied, causing the project to fall behind schedule.

Synonyms

unsettled
vsunremedied
22 4.2

Not decided or final, for example a question, a plan

is about something remaining not put right rather than undecided
uncorrected
vsunremedied
3 5.1

Still has mistakes or problems that are not fixed

is the same idea but stresses not being put right
unaddressed
vsunremedied
3 5.8

Without an address written on it or not dealt with yet

focuses on actual failure to be put right rather than simple neglect
unrepaired
vsunremedied
1 5.1

Not fixed after being damaged

is broader, applying to problems beyond physical damage
unrectified
vsunremedied
8.2

A mistake or problem that has not been fixed

is similar but covers lack of remedy in general
unredressed
vsunremedied
  • Formal
9.3

Not made right after a wrong or unfair action

is the general term for any problem not put right

Antonyms

5.2

Made right after an error or problem

3.2

Solved or explained so it is no longer a problem

How Remedied

treated
2.3
unremedied
7.2
unaddressed
3 5.8

Surface Forms

unremedied positive

Morphology

unremedied = remedied (transparent) = un + remedy + ed

The prefix 'un-' is added to the regular past participle 'remedied' to mean 'not corrected', a direct and regular negation.

Etymology

Unremedied comes from the prefix un- meaning 'not' and remedy meaning 'a cure' or 'something that fixes a problem', like a 'home remedy'. So unremedied describes a fault or wrong that has not been fixed or put right.