uninvestigated

C2+ Topic:Describing Qualities

US /ˌʌnɪnˈvɛstɪˌɡeɪtɪd/ UK /ˌʌnɪnˈvɛstɪɡeɪtɪd/ See IPA manual

Meanings

1

adj
not examined or inquired into

Several leads in the case remained uninvestigated for years.

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Synonyms

1 adj · not examined or inquired into unexamined unexplored unstudiedunresearchedunprobed

Opposites

investigated examined explored studied

Word family

Related forms investigate investigation investigated

Etymology

From un- ('not') + investigated, past participle of investigate, from Latin investigare ('to track, search into'), from in- ('in') + vestigare ('to track'), from vestigium ('footprint, trace').

un- Old English investigare Latin vestigium Latin

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Describing Qualities Word Formation & Derivatives

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# uninvestigated

**Type:** Word
**Level:** C2+
**Part of speech:** adj
**IPA (US):** /ˌʌnɪnˈvɛstɪˌɡeɪtɪd/
**IPA (UK):** /ˌʌnɪnˈvɛstɪɡeɪtɪd/

## Meanings
1. not examined or inquired into

## Examples
- Several leads in the case remained uninvestigated for years.

## Synonyms
- unexamined
- unexplored
- unstudied
- unresearched
- unprobed

## Antonyms
- investigated
- examined
- explored
- studied

## Related Forms
- investigate
- investigation
- investigated

## Roots and Affixes
- Root: un-
- Root: investigare
- Root: vestigium

## Etymology
From un- ('not') + investigated, past participle of investigate, from Latin investigare ('to track, search into'), from in- ('in') + vestigare ('to track'), from vestigium ('footprint, trace').

## AI Etymology
Uninvestigated is from un- ('not') + investigated, past participle of investigate, from Latin investigare ('to track, search into'), from in- ('in') + vestigare ('to track'), from vestigium ('footprint, trace'). Important recorded forms include un- (Old English), investigare (Latin), and vestigium (Latin). Morphologically, the un- element marks negation, reversal, removal, or deprivation, while the base supplies the action, quality, or state being denied or undone. The modern sense is largely compositional, with the historical elements narrowing into a stable English lexical item. In current use it covers not examined or inquired into. The wider family includes related words such as investigate, investigation, and investigated.

## Topics
- Describing Qualities
- Word Formation & Derivatives

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