unserved
- adjective
- /ʌnˈsɜrvd/
- 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.
- The politicians will often keep lining the pockets of their validators, their big donors, and the rest of us are left unserved.
Examples
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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.
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Many patients in rural areas remain unserved by adequate healthcare facilities.
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The community organization focuses on helping families that feel unserved by local resources.
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Countless voices go unserved when decisions are made without public input.
Synonyms
Not satisfied or completed, for example a need left without help
Not noticed or ignored so no one pays attention
Not given care, like a garden
Not looked after and left in bad condition
Not looked after and left in bad condition
Not provided when expected, for example a service or good
A task or problem that no one has dealt with yet
A person who acts alone without anyone assisting them
Not having enough money or help for basic needs
Not cared for or looked after so it becomes damaged
Not noticed or given any attention
Antonyms
How Served
Surface Forms
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.