unobliterated
Definition
- Adjective:
- Not erased or removed: "unobliterated" describes something that has not been destroyed, erased, or made invisible. It is used for marks, writing, or physical traces that remain intact despite attempts to remove them.
- Not stamped or marked: In a specific sense, it can refer to something, such as a postage stamp, that has not been cancelled or overprinted.
Usage Examples
- (The writing was not erased or worn away.)
- (A stamp that had not been cancelled or postmarked.)
Advanced Usage
- "unobliterated memory": a memory that has not been forgotten or suppressed.
- Despite the trauma, some unobliterated memories of her childhood remained. (Recollections that were not erased from her mind.)
- "unobliterated landscape": a natural scene that has not been destroyed or altered by human activity.
- The unobliterated wilderness stretched for miles, untouched by development. (The landscape was preserved in its original state.)
Variants and Related Words
- Unobliterated (adj) is the negative form of (past participle of ).
- Obliterate (verb): to destroy completely, leaving no trace.
- The storm obliterated the small village. (The storm destroyed it entirely.)
- Obliteration (noun): the act or process of destroying completely.
- The obliteration of the ancient texts was a great loss. (Complete destruction.)
Synonyms
- Unerased: not removed or rubbed out.
- Uncancelled: not marked as invalid (especially for stamps or documents).
- Preserved: kept in its original state.
- Intact: not damaged or altered.
Antonyms
- Obliterated: completely destroyed or erased.
- Cancelled: marked as invalid or removed.
- Destroyed: ruined beyond repair.
Related Idioms
- "Leave no trace": a phrase meaning to remove all evidence of something; the opposite of "unobliterated."
- The hikers followed the principle of leaving no trace. (They left the area completely clean and undisturbed.)