unacted
adjective
formaluk/ˌʌnˈæk.tɪd/us/ˌʌnˈæk.tɪd/not done orperformed:
He used his writing as anoutletfor unacteddesires.
Among herpaperswere severallongpoemsand unactedplays.
unacted upon
If awishis unacted upon, you do not do anything totryto make ithappen:
Hisviolentinclinationsremainedunacted upon.
Yourapplicationmustremainunacted upon until after theelection.
- You should notallowyourdesiresto go unacted.
- Thestoryexploresthe unactedevilthat manyhumanshave intheirhearts.
- Theletterrevealedherstrongfeelings,althoughthese were unacted upon.
Avoiding action
- abrogate
- abrogation
- avoid
- avoidsomethinglike the plagueidiom
- avoidance
- eschew
- evade
- evader
- evasion
- fiddle
- fiddle around
- fight shy ofidiom
- insure
- shirk
- short circuit
- shrink fromsomething
- shy away fromsomething
- sit onyourarseidiom
- steer
- welch