unachieved
Left undone yet
Unachieved describes goals, dreams, or ambitions that have not been accomplished or realized.
It carries a sense of incompleteness rather than failure—an unachieved goal may still be in progress or simply not yet attempted.
Her unachieved ambitions haunted her in retirement.
The word often appears in reflective contexts where someone takes stock of what remains undone.
Present but inactive
- undevelopedNot fully formed
- dormantInactive but capable
- untappedNot yet utilized
- unrealizedNot made actual
unfulfilled · inherent · capacity · capability · prospect · promise · talent · ability
Failure to satisfy expectations
- dismayDistressed loss of courage
- regretSorrow over past actions
- sorrowDeep emotional distress
- heartacheDeep emotional distress
despondency · melancholy · anguish · bitterness · disillusionment · dissatisfaction · deflated · frustration
Not yet complete
- partialFavoring one side
- pendingAwaiting resolution or decision
- underwayCurrently in progress
- in progressCurrently being done
halfway · outstanding · remaining · undone · uncompleted · unaccomplished · abandoned · shelved
latent
Present but inactive
- undevelopedNot fully formed
- dormantInactive but capable
- untappedNot yet utilized
unrealized · unfulfilled · inherent · capacity · capability · prospect · promise · talent · ability · aptitude
letdown
Failure to satisfy expectations
heartache · despondency · melancholy · anguish · bitterness · disillusionment · dissatisfaction · deflated · frustration · crestfallen
unfinished
Not yet complete
in progress · halfway · outstanding · remaining · undone · uncompleted · unaccomplished · abandoned · shelved · deferred
fiasco
Humiliating public failure
collapse · setback · underperformance · washout · misfire · flop · bust · blunder · mishap · miscarriage
dreams
Involuntary sleep visions
longing · desire · hope · striving · endeavor · quest · pursuit · craving · hunger · thirst
- unfulfilledunfulfilled, unsatisfied, dissatisfied, unmet, incomplete
- achievementaccomplished, accomplishing, accomplishment, attained, complete
unachievedachieved
Successfully completed a goal
accomplished · attained · realized · fulfilled · completed
unachievedrealized
Became aware of
actualized · fulfilled · materialized · manifested · brought about