unsevered
Definition
unsevered (adjective)
- Not separated or cut off: Describes something that remains intact, whole, or undivided. It often refers to physical objects that have not been severed (cut apart) or to abstract things like relationships that have not been broken.
Usage Examples
- (The rope was not cut or broken.)
- (Their relationship was not broken or separated.)
Advanced Usage
- "to remain unsevered": to continue to be whole or connected.
- The unsevered bond between the two countries was celebrated at the summit. (The connection between the countries was not broken.)
Variants and Related Words
- Severed (adj): cut off or separated.
- The severed branch lay on the ground. (The branch was cut from the tree.)
- Unseverable (adj): incapable of being separated or cut off.
- Their unseverable loyalty was evident. (Their loyalty could not be broken.)
Synonyms
- Intact: whole, not damaged or impaired.
- Undivided: not split or separated.
- Unbroken: continuous, not interrupted or fractured.
Related Idioms
- "sever ties" (antonym): to end a connection or relationship.
- They decided to sever ties after the argument. (They ended their relationship.)