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unconsulted

unconsulted

1 6.7
Not asked for advice or opinion before someone decides
  • adjective
  • /ˌʌn.kənˈsʌl.tɪd/
: no consultado
  • Making changes without feedback from the teachers left the new curriculum feeling unconsulted.

Examples

  • Her plans for the project were unconsulted, which led to confusion among the staff.

  • The committee made a decision that left many team members feeling unconsulted.

  • The Ottoman archives remain largely unconsulted.

    Academic text (2009)

Synonyms

unadvised
vsunconsulted
1 7.5

Acting without asking others and without thinking carefully

focuses on not being asked for opinion before a decision, not on recklessness
uncounseled
vsunconsulted
  • Jargon
1 9.2

Not having advice from a lawyer or other expert

refers to not being asked for opinion before a decision is made

Antonyms

38 3.7

Made after careful thought or after talking to someone who knows about it

How Consulted

advised
38 3.7
involved
∞ 3.5
unconsulted
1 6.7
ignored
26 1.6

Surface Forms

unconsulted positive

Morphology

unconsulted = consulted (transparent) = un + consult + ed

The adjective is formed by negating the past-participle/adjective 'consulted' with the productive negation prefix 'un-', yielding 'not asked for advice', which is directly derivable.

Etymology

The word unconsulted joins un-, the 'not' part, and consult, which means 'to ask advice'. So, unconsulted means someone who was 'not asked' for their opinion or advice before a decision.