US /ˌʌnkriˈeɪtɪd/ UK /ˌʌnkriˈeɪtɪd/
adj Freq #337737

Meanings

  1. 1
    adj

    not brought into existence by an act of creation; existing without having been created

    Parmenides describes reality as uncreated, indestructible, and unchanging.

  2. 2
    adj

    not yet produced, made, or instantiated

    The design reserves identifiers for records that remain uncreated.

Thesaurus

Synonyms
1 adj · not brought into existence... uncausedeternal
2 adj · not yet produced, made, or... unmadenonexistent
Opposites
Word family
Related forms createcreationeternity

Etymology

Formed from un- ("not") + created. The theological and metaphysical sense describes what has no creator or beginning, while ordinary technical use can describe something not yet made.

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