unpatronized
Without any customers
Unpatronized describes a business, establishment, or institution that lacks customers or supporters.
A shop that goes unpatronized receives no trade; an artist who remains unpatronized has no benefactors.
The word can also mean not treated condescendingly—She appreciated being unpatronized by her colleagues—though this sense is rarer.
Lacking backing or proof
- overlookedNot noticed or considered
- ignoredPurposely not noticed
- forgottenNo longer recalled
- disregardedNot given consideration
undervalued · unrecognized · unappreciated · unacknowledged · sidelined · overshadowed · underestimated · uncelebrated
Able to provide independently
- autonomousSelf-directed and free
- self-sufficientAble to provide independently
- unaidedWithout external support
- unassistedWithout outside help
self-supporting · empowered · self-made · unbeholden · unsubsidized · unsupported · freestanding · self-funded
Earnest sustained endeavor
- perseveringMaintaining effort despite difficulty
- survivingRemaining alive or intact
- toilingWorking strenuously, exhaustingly
- grapplingClose-quarters combat technique
enduring · fighting · battling · contending · slogging · persisting · overcoming · laboring
unsupported
Lacking backing or proof
- overlookedNot noticed or considered
- ignoredPurposely not noticed
- forgottenNo longer recalled
disregarded · undervalued · unrecognized · unappreciated · unacknowledged · sidelined · overshadowed · underestimated · uncelebrated · unheeded
self-reliant
Able to provide independently
- autonomousSelf-directed and free
- self-sufficientAble to provide independently
- unaidedWithout external support
unassisted · self-supporting · empowered · self-made · unbeholden · unsubsidized · unsupported · freestanding · self-funded · bootstrapped
striving
Earnest sustained endeavor
- perseveringMaintaining effort despite difficulty
- survivingRemaining alive or intact
- toilingWorking strenuously, exhaustingly
grappling · enduring · fighting · battling · contending · slogging · persisting · overcoming · laboring · underfunded
unpatronizedpatronized
Treated with superiority
patronised · frequented · busy · bustling · crowded
unpatronizedthriving
Succeeding vigorously
popular · flourishing · successful · prosperous · booming
patron, patrons, patronize, patronage, patronizing, patronymic, patronized, patroness