unerased
Definition
- Adjective:
- Not erased: "unerased" describes something that has not been removed, deleted, or obliterated, whether physically (e.g., writing on a surface) or metaphorically (e.g., memories, records, or evidence).
- Still present or intact: It refers to something that remains visible, legible, or existent despite potential attempts to erase it.
Usage Examples
- (The marks were not rubbed out and remained visible.)
- (The memories had not been forgotten or suppressed.)
- (The graffiti had not been cleaned off.)
Advanced Usage
"to remain unerased": to stay in existence without being removed.
- Despite the government's efforts, the unerased records of the protest were found by journalists. (The records were not deleted and were discovered.)
"unerased from history": used metaphorically to describe events or people that have not been forgotten or removed from historical accounts.
- The unerased names of the fallen soldiers were carved into the monument. (The names were not removed and remained legible.)
Variants and Related Words
Erase (verb): to remove something completely, especially writing or marks.
- She used a rubber to erase the mistake. (She removed the error with an eraser.)
Erased (adjective): having been removed or deleted.
- The erased data could not be recovered. (The data was permanently gone.)
Eraseable (adjective): capable of being erased.
- This pen is erasable, so you can correct your mistakes. (The ink can be removed.)
Synonyms
- Unremoved: not taken away or eliminated.
- Intact: remaining whole and unchanged.
- Preserved: kept in its original state.
Related Idioms
"Leave no trace unerased": to ensure every mark or evidence is removed.
- The thief left no trace unerased, making the crime scene spotless. (He removed all signs of his presence.)
"Unerased as a scar": something that remains visible despite attempts to hide it.
- The unerased as a scar on the landscape, the old factory still stood. (The factory was still there, like a permanent mark.)