unevaluated

IPA/ˌʌn.ɪˈvæl.ju.eɪ.tɪd/
IPA/ˌʌn.ɪˈvæl.ju.eɪ.t̬ɪd/

unevaluated — adjective

  • unevaluatedpositive
  • more unevaluatedcomparative
  • most unevaluatedsuperlative

1. describing something that has not yet been examined or appraised to determine it

1.adjectiveC1
Definition

describing something that has not yet been examined or appraised to determine its quality, worth, or importance — for example, test results that nobody has reviewed, or an idea whose value has not been judged.

Example

The committee left the grant applications unevaluated because several members were absent.

stative: left + unevaluated

After the earthquake, thousands of buildings remained unevaluated for structural safety.

remained unevaluated for [purpose]

Common collocations
  • unevaluated data
  • unevaluated proposals
  • unevaluated results
  • unevaluated samples
  • unevaluated applications
  • remain unevaluated
  • left unevaluated
  • sit unevaluated
Synonyms
  • unassessed

    more common in financial or academic contexts

  • unexamined

    emphasises lack of close inspection

  • unreviewed

    frequent in editorial or peer-review settings

  • unappraised

    formal, especially regarding monetary or artistic value

Antonyms

Usage Note

Often appears in stative or passive constructions such as 'remain unevaluated', 'leave unevaluated', or 'sit unevaluated'. The attributive use (before a noun, e.g. 'unevaluated data') is common in technical and formal writing.

Common Mistakes

The data is unevaluated yet.
The data is still unevaluated.
The adverb 'yet' requires a negative clause with a verb; use 'still' with the adjective 'unevaluated'.
The committee unevaluated the proposal.
The committee left the proposal unevaluated.
'Unevaluated' is an adjective, not a verb; there is no verb 'to unevaluate'.

Word family

Synonym discussion

Sense: adjective/1

All four synonyms describe something that has not been judged or inspected, but they differ in context. 'Unassessed' is common in educational and financial settings — an unassessed exam paper or an unassessed property value. 'Unexamined' emphasises the absence of close scrutiny and is often used for ideas or assumptions ('an unexamined belief'). 'Unreviewed' appears most frequently in editorial and peer-review workflows ('an unreviewed manuscript'). 'Unappraised' is the most formal and tends to refer to objects whose monetary or artistic worth has not been determined ('an unappraised antique'). For general use, 'unevaluated' is the broadest and most neutral of the group. A teacher might say 'these essays remain unevaluated' while a scientist would say 'unevaluated data.'

unassessedunexamined ↗unreviewedunappraised

Common collocations

Nouns

Phrases

  • remain unevaluated
  • leave unevaluated
  • sit unevaluated
  • go unevaluated

Prepositions

  • unevaluated by [someone]
  • unevaluated for [purpose]

Etymology

LatinFrenchEnglish

Formed in English by adding the prefix 'un-' (meaning 'not') to 'evaluated', the past participle of 'evaluate'. 'Evaluate' comes from French 'évaluer', which is based on Latin 'valere' ('to be worth'). The word therefore means 'not having had its worth determined'.

First known use

1893

1893, in the meaning defined above