unsubmitted
- adjective
- /ˌʌn.səˈmɪt.ɪd/
- Several unsubmitted papers remained on the professor's desk at the end of the semester.
Examples
-
The committee decided to disregard the unsubmitted proposals during their meeting.
-
The unsubmitted application form must be completed before the deadline.
-
McFadden referred to your investigator, who maintains that the unsubmitted will not accept any member of the Mercedarian Order as pastor.
Academic text (1998) -
Meanwhile, the Romney campaign has taken in $283,000 from nonexistent or unsubmitted ZIP codes in 2012.
Blog text (9) -
The analysts believed California's unsubmitted claims might have totaled 15,000 to 25,000.
Blog text (34) -
According to a report released Monday by the Government Accountability Institute, the Obama campaign has racked up more than $4.5 million in online donations from nonexistent or unsubmitted ZIP codes this year.
Blog text (9)
Synonyms
Not formally offered or submitted when required
Antonyms
Surface Forms
Morphology
unsubmitted = submitted (transparent) = un + submit + ed
The adjective 'submitted' (submit + -ed) simply receives the negative prefix 'un-', giving the clear meaning 'not handed in'.
Etymology
The word unsubmitted is made from the prefix un- meaning 'not' and the verb submit meaning 'to hand in' or 'to send for approval'. So, unsubmitted describes something that was 'not handed in' or not officially sent for approval.