unrecaptured
Never caught again
Unrecaptured describes something that has not been captured again after escaping or being lost.
A prisoner who breaks out and evades authorities remains unrecaptured.
The word also applies to intangible things that cannot be regained: the unrecaptured magic of their first meeting, unrecaptured youth.
In tax contexts, unrecaptured gains are profits not yet subject to recapture provisions.
Impossible to regain
- irrecoverableImpossible to regain
- unreclaimedNot taken back
- bygoneOf earlier times
- vanishedDisappeared from sight
gone · forfeited · squandered · missed · slipped away · unretrieved · unregained · beyond reach
One who fled confinement
- fugitiveOne fleeing authorities
- runawayOne who flees
- manhuntSearch for a suspect
- pursuitAct of chasing something
chase · jailbreak · on the lam · outlaw · flee · flight · evade · abscond
Not seized or selected
- unseizedNot forcibly taken
- unsubduedNot brought under control
- undefeatedHaving never lost
- freeWithout payment or restriction
uncaught · at liberty · unapprehended · out of reach · defiant · resistant
Passing very quickly
- ephemeralLasting very briefly
- intangibleNot physically present
- elusiveHard to find
- transientTemporary, soon departing
evanescent · slippery · ethereal · ghostly · shadowy · insubstantial · untouchable · gossamer
irretrievable
Impossible to regain
- irrecoverableImpossible to regain
- unreclaimedNot taken back
- bygoneOf earlier times
vanished · gone · forfeited · squandered · missed · slipped away · unretrieved · unregained · beyond reach
escapee
One who fled confinement
pursuit · chase · jailbreak · on the lam · outlaw · flee · flight · evade · abscond · hideout
untaken
Not seized or selected
- unseizedNot forcibly taken
- unsubduedNot brought under control
- undefeatedHaving never lost
free · uncaught · at liberty · unapprehended · out of reach · defiant · resistant
fleeting
Passing very quickly
- ephemeralLasting very briefly
- intangibleNot physically present
- elusiveHard to find
transient · evanescent · slippery · ethereal · ghostly · shadowy · insubstantial · untouchable · gossamer · vaporous
unrecapturedrecaptured
Seized after escape
reapprehended · recaught · recovered · retaken · rearrested
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