no-cut
No one eliminated
No-cut describes a policy or contract guaranteeing someone won't be eliminated or removed.
In sports, a no-cut team accepts all who try out: The junior varsity has a no-cut policy.
A no-cut contract guarantees a player's roster spot regardless of performance.
The term extends to any situation where selection or elimination is waived.
Promised with certainty
- protectedKept from harm
- irrevocableCannot be undone
- bindingLegally or morally required
- untouchableExempt from criticism or harm
secure · locked-in · waived · buyout · roster · vested · tenured · extension
Full and undivided
- intactNot damaged or altered
- freshNewly made, not stale
- preservedKept from deterioration
- arrangementOrdered configuration or agreement
bouquet · vase · stem · bloom · garden · wildflower · dried · unpruned
Uneven in surface
- unpolishedLacking finish or refinement
- rawIn original state
- naturalNot artificially produced
- cabochonDomed, unfaceted gemstone
unfaceted · specimen · crystal · mineral · lapidary · carat · clarity · inclusion
Not yet corrected
- full-lengthExtending the entire distance
- uncensoredWithout removed content
- extendedLengthened in time or space
- theatricalExaggeratedly emotional for effect
runtime · footage · scene · version · raw · unabridged · complete · integral
Limit on action
- prohibitionAuthoritative legal ban
- banOfficial restriction on something
- moratoriumTemporary prohibition or delay
- protectedKept from harm
exempt · safeguarded · grandfathered · untouchable · off-limits · preserved · maintained · budget
guaranteed
Promised with certainty
- protectedKept from harm
- irrevocableCannot be undone
- bindingLegally or morally required
untouchable · secure · locked-in · waived · buyout · roster · vested · tenured · extension · restructure
whole
Full and undivided
arrangement · bouquet · vase · stem · bloom · garden · wildflower · dried · unpruned · untrimmed
rough
Uneven in surface
- unpolishedLacking finish or refinement
- rawIn original state
- naturalNot artificially produced
cabochon · unfaceted · specimen · crystal · mineral · lapidary · carat · clarity · inclusion · matrix
unedited
Not yet corrected
- full-lengthExtending the entire distance
- uncensoredWithout removed content
- extendedLengthened in time or space
theatrical · runtime · footage · scene · version · raw · unabridged · complete · integral · restored
restriction
Limit on action
- prohibitionAuthoritative legal ban
- banOfficial restriction on something
- moratoriumTemporary prohibition or delay
protected · exempt · safeguarded · grandfathered · untouchable · off-limits · preserved · maintained · budget · funding
no-cutwaivable
Able to be foregone
cuttable · at-will · terminable · releasable · unguaranteed
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