Unselected

//ʌnsɪˈlɛktɪd// adj, verb

adj, verb ·Rare ·Advanced level

Definitions

Verb
  1. 1
    simple past and past participle of unselect form-of, participle, past
Adjective
  1. 1
    Not selected. not-comparable

    "When you confirm the delete operation, the selected files will be deleted, but the unselected files will not."

Adjective
  1. 1
    not selected wordnet

Synonyms

All synonyms
deselectdeselectuncheck

Example

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"When you confirm the delete operation, the selected files will be deleted, but the unselected files will not."

Etymology

Etymology 1

From unselect + -ed.

Etymology 2

From un- + selected.

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