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unserved

unserved

4.9
Not having received the help or attention needed
  • adjective
  • /ʌnˈsɜrvd/
translation icon : desatendido
  • Nurse-managed centers are gaining recognition as a cost-effective way to meet the health needs of unserved and underserved populations.

The politicians will often keep lining the pockets of their validators, their big donors, and the rest of us are left unserved.

Examples

  • The underlying factor of the social work profession in Nigeria since the period after the Second World War is a commitment to assist the poor, the disenfranchised, the vulnerable, and the unserved in society.

    Academic text (2011)
  • These trends are certain to result in the increasing exclusion of students with EBD—many of whom remain unidentified and unserved—from general education classrooms and schools.

    Academic text (1999)
  • "Their extreme needs go unserved because few in CW are aware of or understand their problems."

    Academic text (2010)
  • BRADY: Tyler said, "Look, you feel unserved, and I have this that I'm serving just for you."

    Blog text (4)
  • She has been guided by the needs of unserved and underserved litigants while preserving the integrity of the justice system.

    Blog text (21)
  • Many patients in rural areas remain unserved by adequate healthcare facilities.

  • The community organization focuses on helping families that feel unserved by local resources.

  • Countless voices go unserved when decisions are made without public input.

Synonyms

unmet
vsunserved
8 4.5

Not satisfied or completed, for example a need left without help

emphasizes missing attention or service rather than broader unsatisfied goals
unheeded
vsunserved
5 6.5

Not noticed or ignored so no one pays attention

concerns not receiving needed service or attention rather than failing to heed warnings
untended
vsunserved
3 4.9

Not given care, like a garden

is about not getting required service or attention rather than ongoing neglect
uncared-for
vsunserved
1 4.2

Not looked after and left in bad condition

highlights missing required service or attention rather than general lack of care
uncared
vsunserved
1 5.5

Not looked after and left in bad condition

points to not receiving needed service or attention specifically rather than neglect broadly
unrendered
vsunserved
7.5

Not provided when expected, for example a service or good

focuses on not having received needed attention or help rather than formal delivery
unhandled
vsunserved
3.9

A task or problem that no one has dealt with yet

means specifically not receiving needed attention or service rather than mere delay
unhelped
vsunserved
5.8

A person who acts alone without anyone assisting them

is about lacking required attention or service, not only absence of help
unprovided for
vsunserved
8.2

Not having enough money or help for basic needs

refers to missing direct attention or service, not longer term provision failures
neglected
vsunserved
3.7

Not cared for or looked after so it becomes damaged

focuses on the immediate lack of received attention or service rather than long neglect
unregarded
vsunserved
6.7

Not noticed or given any attention

is about not receiving required help or service rather than being simply unnoticed

Antonyms

3.5

A place or person with someone there to watch and help

How Served

underserved
14 4.8
unserved
4.9
ignored
1.6

Surface Forms

unserved positive

Morphology

unserved = served (transparent) = un + serve + ed

A regular negative formation (un+served) meaning 'not attended to'; this is directly derivable from 'serve'.

Etymology

Unserved comes from un- 'not' and serve 'to help or give'. Think of a busy counter where customers wait; an unserved customer has not got the help or order they wanted.