Definition

Adjective 1. Not gathered or retrieved: Describes something that has not been picked up, gathered, or assembled from various places. 2. Not collected as a payment: Describes money, such as a debt or tax, that has not been received or paid.

Usage

The adjective "uncollected" is used to describe items that remain in their original or scattered locations because they have not been picked up, or to describe financial obligations that remain unpaid. * It typically comes before a noun (e.g., uncollected trash) or after a linking verb like "is" or "remains" (e.g., The tax remains uncollected). * It is the opposite of "collected."

Examples

• Before a noun:
  • The strike resulted in piles of uncollected garbage on the sidewalks.
  • The library sent a final notice for the uncollected books.
• After a linking verb:
  • The fees for the event are still uncollected.
  • After the festival, many lost items were left uncollected at the lost-and-found.

Advanced Usage

• "Go uncollected": This phrase is used to emphasize that something remains not gathered over a period of time.
  • The data from the remote sensors went uncollected for months.
  • Millions in parking fines go uncollected every year.

Variants and Related Words

• Collect (verb): To bring things together from different places; to receive payment.
• Collected (adjective): Gathered together; calm and composed.
• Collection (noun): The act or process of collecting; a group of objects gathered together.

Synonyms

• Unretrieved: Not taken back or recovered.
• Outstanding: (For payments) Not yet paid or settled.
• Unclaimed: Not collected by the person who has the right to it.
• Unpaid: (For debts) Not yet paid.

Antonyms

• Collected: Gathered together; retrieved.
• Retrieved: Got or brought back.
• Paid: (For debts) Settled.

Adjective

1. not brought together in one place
   • uncollected garbage in the streets