Unreplaced

Part of speech: adjective

Definitions

1. Not substituted or exchanged with another; remaining in the original state without being succeeded or filled in; left as initially present without alteration
2. Continued without replacement or change; existing in its first form without removal or substitution; not supplanted or altered from its prior condition
3. Retained in an unchanged condition without being switched or replaced; still existing without being superseded or exchanged; maintained in the initial state without modification

Etymology: "Unreplaced" is a plain formation: the prefix "un-," meaning "not," attached to "replaced," the form of the verb "replace." The prefix goes back to Old English and was attached to native words freely, so it is one of the most productive ways of forming negative words in English. The verb "replace" came into English from Old French "replacer," which combines "re-" ("again") with "placer" ("to place"). The literal core of the word is therefore "not placed again," describing something that stays in its original position and is never swapped out or filled in.

Synonyms: not substituted, not exchanged, not swapped, not restored, not renewed

Antonyms: replaced, substituted, exchanged, restored, renewed