unselected

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/ʌnsɪˈlɛktɪd/

adjective

Not selected.

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

Opposite
selected
OriginEnglish selected ← Middle English un- ← Old English un- →
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Meanings

unselected1

verb
  1. participlepastsimple past and past participle of unselect

unselected2

adjectiveunselected (not comparable)
  1. not comparableNot selected.

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

Synonyms & antonyms

adjectivenot selected

Opposite
selected

Synonym sets from Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.

Origin

unselected · verb

From unselect + -ed.

Full word history & related roots →

unselected · adjective

  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. Englishselected
  9. Englishunselected

From un- + selected.

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Cite this entry
APA

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

MLA

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

Chicago

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

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