unbestowed

Kept from others

Unbestowed describes something that has not been given or conferred.

Gifts, honors, titles, or blessings remain unbestowed when they stay with the potential giver rather than passing to a recipient: The inheritance remained unbestowed, the old man unable to choose among his nephews.

The word appears mainly in formal or literary contexts.

withheld

ungranted

Not yet given

unassigned · ungiven · undelegated · unpresented · unawarded · unrewarded · undistributed · undelivered · unprovided · retained

unclaimed

available

Ready to be used

unreserved · unoccupied · free · open · unused · spare · awaiting · pending · unappropriated · undesignated

Opposites
granting or giving status

unbestowedbestowed

Gave formally as gift

given · awarded · granted · conferred · presented

Family

bestow, stow, bestowed, bestowing, bestows, stowage, bestower, bestowment

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