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undebated

undebated

1 6.2
People leave it unchanged without talking about it
  • adjective
  • /ˌʌnˈdɪˌbeɪtɪd/
: no debatido
  • When you think of the devastating cuts to needy Americans that are upcoming, the fact we would give an undebated subsidy of this magnitude to such a poorly
  • 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
1 7.8

Not discussed or presented in a court decision

is accepted without discussion rather than only lacking formal argument
unassailed
vsundebated
1 7.9

Not criticized or doubted by other people

is accepted without discussion rather than merely not criticized
unaired
vsundebated
1 6.5

Not made public, for example opinions or complaints

is accepted without discussion rather than merely not publicly expressed
unvexed
vsundebated
  • Formal
9.2

Free from disagreement or objection in a discussion

is accepted without discussion rather than simply lacking dispute

Antonyms

50 4.1

Not accepted as true by some people

How Debated

debate
  • Formal
∞ 2.0
to discuss
∞ 1.6
undebated
1 6.2
ignored
26 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'.