unengaged

U1N1E1N1G2A1G2E1D2

adjective

Not engaged.

Similar
idleunpledgedunpromisedunattacheduncommitted
OriginEnglish engaged ← Middle English un- ← Old English un- →
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Meanings

unengaged1

adjectiveunengaged (not comparable)
  1. not comparableNot engaged.

unengaged2

verb
  1. participlepastsimple past and past participle of unengage

Synonyms & antonyms

adjectivenot busy or occupied; free

Similar
idle

adjectivenot promised in marriage

Similar
unpledgedunpromisedunattacheduncommitted
Also see
unattacheduncommittedunpledgedunpromised

Synonym sets from Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.

Origin

  1. Proto-Indo-European*né
  2. Proto-Indo-European*n̥-
  3. Proto-Germanic*un-
  4. Proto-West Germanic*un-
  5. Old Englishun-
  6. Middle Englishun-
  7. Englishun-
  8. Englishengaged
  9. Englishunengaged

From un- + engaged.

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Cite this entry
APA

unengaged. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/unengaged

MLA

“unengaged.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/unengaged. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “unengaged,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/unengaged.

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