Meaning & use

Unreturned

adjective·Everyday

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Not given back, answered, or reciprocated.

See it in a sentence

His phone calls went unreturned for nearly a week.

She still mourns an unreturned love from her college years.

A note on using this word

The word can describe both physical objects that haven't been given back and feelings, like affection, that haven't been reciprocated.

Words with a similar meaning

unansweredunreciprocated

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Words with an opposite meaning

returnedreciprocated

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