unexterminated
Not wiped out
Not destroyed or wiped out; still surviving.
The word typically appears in contexts of attempted eradication—pests, populations, or ideas that persist despite efforts to eliminate them: a few unexterminated rats in the basement, the unexterminated remnants of the resistance.
What stays after most goes
- survivorOne still alive after
- remainingStill present after removal
- aliveHaving current existence
- existentCurrently real
intact · unharmed · preserved · unscathed · unconquered · unvanquished · unsubdued · unquelled
Harmful small animals
- rodentsGnawing mammal order
- insectsSix-legged arthropods
- cockroachesHardy household insect pests
- termitesWood-eating social insects
ants · bedbugs · fleas · lice · mice · rats · beetles · mites
Remaining beyond expected duration
- enduringPersisting through time
- tenaciousStubbornly determined to continue
- stubbornRefusing to change course
- intractableImpossible to manage
resilient · hardy · resistant · adaptive · recurring · chronic · perennial · ineradicable
Not yet handled
- unresolvedLacking final determination
- neglectedNot given proper attention
- overlookedNot noticed or considered
- latentPresent but inactive
dormant · festering · smoldering · unchecked · ongoing · continuing · unsolved · ignored
remnant
What stays after most goes
existent · intact · unharmed · preserved · unscathed · unconquered · unvanquished · unsubdued · unquelled · unsuppressed
vermin
Harmful small animals
- rodentsGnawing mammal order
- insectsSix-legged arthropods
- cockroachesHardy household insect pests
termites · ants · bedbugs · fleas · lice · mice · rats · beetles · mites · mosquitoes
lingering
Remaining beyond expected duration
- enduringPersisting through time
- tenaciousStubbornly determined to continue
- stubbornRefusing to change course
intractable · resilient · hardy · resistant · adaptive · recurring · chronic · perennial · ineradicable · indestructible
unaddressed
Not yet handled
- unresolvedLacking final determination
- neglectedNot given proper attention
- overlookedNot noticed or considered
latent · dormant · festering · smoldering · unchecked · ongoing · continuing · unsolved · ignored · unchallenged
unexterminatedexterminated
Totally destroyed, none remaining
eradicated · wiped out · annihilated · eliminated · destroyed
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