unsignaled
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6.5
- adjective
- /ʌnˈsaɪnəld/
- US
- Harrison writes an aggressively catalected pentameter, sometimes using unsignaled instances to disconcert the reader, as in item 25 (170): PREFORMATTED TABLE.
Examples
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Many cyclists make unsignaled lane changes, which can lead to dangerous situations.
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A similar falsifying and unsignaled truncation occurs in her affidavit in the only quotation from Aristotle himself.
Academic text (1994) -
The driver took an unsignaled left turn, causing confusion among the cars behind him.
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Pedestrians should be cautious of vehicles making unsignaled turns at intersections.
Synonyms
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4.5
Coming without telling anyone first
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4.3
Having no mark or label to show who it belongs to
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6.9
An intersection or crossing without traffic lights
How Signaled
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4.4
- US
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6.5
Surface Forms
Morphology
unsignaled = signaled (transparent) = un + signal + ed
The adjective is formed by adding the prefix 'un-' to the participial adjective 'signaled' (signal + -ed), so the meaning 'not signaled' is directly derived.
Etymology
Unsignaled starts with the prefix un- meaning 'not' and the word signal meaning 'a sign or warning', so it describes something done with 'no warning' or 'not shown'. Think of a driver who turns without showing a signal — that is an unsignaled turn, which helps explain the modern meaning.