undebated

1 6.2

People leave it unchanged without talking about it

adjective
/ˌʌnˈdɪˌbeɪtɪd/

: no debatido

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go undebated

Examples

The new policy was accepted without any objections, and it remained undebated in the council meeting.
The proposal for the park renovation was undebated, as everyone agreed it was a good idea.
Many important issues often go undebated in politics, leading to widespread confusion among the public.

Synonyms

unargued

vsundebated

Formal

7.8

Not discussed or presented in a court decision

is accepted without discussion rather than only lacking formal argument

unassailed

vsundebated

7.9

Not criticized or doubted by other people

is accepted without discussion rather than merely not criticized

unvexed

vsundebated

Formal

9.2

Free from disagreement or objection in a discussion

is accepted without discussion rather than simply lacking dispute

unaired

vsundebated

6.5

Not made public, for example opinions or complaints

is accepted without discussion rather than merely not publicly expressed

Antonyms

disputed

4.1

Not accepted as true by some people

How Debated

debate

Formal

∞ 2.0

to discuss

∞ 1.6

undebated

1 6.2

ignored

1.6

Surface Forms

undebated positive

Morphology

undebated = debated (transparent) = un + debate + ed

The adjective is formed by productive negation (un-) applied to 'debated' yielding the straightforward meaning 'not debated'.

Etymology

Undebated is made of two parts, un- ('not') and debate ('argument' or 'battle of words'), where debate is like a spoken battle. So undebated means 'not argued about' and often 'accepted without discussion'.