unabsorbed
Left on surface
Unabsorbed describes something that has not been taken in or assimilated.
Light may pass through a material unabsorbed.
Nutrients pass through the digestive system unabsorbed when the body fails to process them.
The term applies equally to physical substances and abstract things: The lesson went unabsorbed by most of the class.
Not broken down internally
- unassimilatedNot absorbed into surroundings
- indigestibleCannot be absorbed
- unprocessedNot yet treated
- excretedDischarged from body
passed · eliminated · rejected · unutilized · blocked · unextracted · wasted · fecal
Not saturated with liquid
- pooledCombined for shared use
- beadingOrnamental small-sphere work
- standingPosition, physical or social
- residualWhat remains afterward
surface · remaining · excess · leftover · undissolved · floating · sitting · puddled
Not absorbed into surroundings
- unintegratedNot combined into whole
- unadaptedNot modified for purpose
- distinctClearly distinguishable, separate
- separateTo set apart
foreign · marginalized · isolated · traditional · unblended · preserved · unchanged · maintained
Not yet disbursed
- unusedNever put to purpose
- idleWithout activity or purpose
- uninvestedNot financially or emotionally involved
- surplusAmount exceeding requirement
excess · dormant · liquid · available · uncommitted · reserved · untapped · remaining
Not tied down
- freeWithout payment or restriction
- dissolvedDispersed into solvent
- suspendedHalted or hanging temporarily
- precipitatedCaused suddenly to occur
unconverted · inert · uncombined · unbonded · separate · residual · excess · untransformed
undigested
Not broken down internally
- unassimilatedNot absorbed into surroundings
- indigestibleCannot be absorbed
- unprocessedNot yet treated
excreted · passed · eliminated · rejected · unutilized · blocked · unextracted · wasted · fecal
unsoaked
Not saturated with liquid
- pooledCombined for shared use
- beadingOrnamental small-sphere work
- standingPosition, physical or social
residual · surface · remaining · excess · leftover · undissolved · floating · sitting · puddled · collected
unassimilated
Not absorbed into surroundings
- unintegratedNot combined into whole
- unadaptedNot modified for purpose
- distinctClearly distinguishable, separate
separate · foreign · marginalized · isolated · traditional · unblended · preserved · unchanged · maintained · resistant
unspent
Not yet disbursed
- unusedNever put to purpose
- idleWithout activity or purpose
- uninvestedNot financially or emotionally involved
surplus · excess · dormant · liquid · available · uncommitted · reserved · untapped · remaining · uncirculated
unbound
Not tied down
- freeWithout payment or restriction
- dissolvedDispersed into solvent
- suspendedHalted or hanging temporarily
precipitated · unconverted · inert · uncombined · unbonded · separate · residual · excess · untransformed · unincorporated
unabsorbedabsorbed
Took in fully
assimilated · soaked up · taken in · incorporated · imbibed
unabsorbedabsorbed
Took in fully
engrossed · immersed · rapt · captivated · enthralled
absorb, absorbed, absorbing, absorption, absorbent, absorptive, absorbency, absorber, absorbable