unrecovered

Never gotten back

Unrecovered describes something not regained, retrieved, or restored.

A theft victim's unrecovered losses remain missing.

Unrecovered costs haven't been recouped.

The word also applies to people who haven't healed: still unrecovered from surgery, unrecovered from addiction.

Bodies or wreckage may remain unrecovered after disasters.

irretrievable

lost

Unable to navigate

gone · missing · unreclaimed · unretrieved · unfound · unlocated · untraced · disappeared · forgotten · buried

unhealed

wounded

Having sustained harm

hurt · damaged · broken · unhealed · unrestored · unmended · lingering · festering · raw · tender

unsettled

shaken

Disturbed or agitated

destabilized · off-balance · disoriented · reeling · struggling · faltering · ungrounded · adrift · unsettled · disconcerted

Opposites
restoration/retrieval status

unrecoveredrecovered

Returned to normal state

retrieved · reclaimed · found · restored · salvaged

health/healing status

unrecoveredrecovered

Returned to normal state

healed · recuperated · convalesced · cured · mended

financial/economic status

unrecoveredrecovered

Returned to normal state

recouped · reimbursed · repaid · reclaimed · regained

Family

unrecoverable, unrecoverably

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Used worldwide · Timeless · Abstract · Negative · Everyday, not technical · Rated G