Unentered

Part of speech: adjective

Definitions

1. Not having been accessed, recorded, or officially noted; describing a space or form left blank or unused; indicating something not yet included or submitted
2. Characterized by the absence of entry or registration; referring to data or information that has not been documented; pertaining to locations or categories that remain vacant or untouched
3. Denoting something untouched by submission or documentation; conveying that no input or participation has taken place; relating to areas or records that remain free of entries or entries missing entirely

Etymology: "Unentered" is a plain formation: the prefix "un-" attached to "entered," the past participle of "enter." The prefix "un-" has been part of English since Old English, where it came from a Proto-Germanic root shared with the negating prefix in many Germanic languages. It is one of the most productive ways English forms negative adjectives, so "unentered" follows the same pattern as "unopened" or "unused," meaning simply "not entered." The sense of "enter" behind the word is the common one of going into a place or recording something in a list or ledger. "Unentered" therefore describes something that has not been put into a record or has not been gone into, such as an unclaimed entry in a register or a room no one has yet walked through.

Synonyms: unrecorded, unregistered, unlisted, undocumented, unfilled

Antonyms: entered, recorded, registered, listed, documented