unregained
Never taken back
Not regained or recovered.
What is unregained remains lost—territory, health, composure, a former position: The unregained provinces stayed under foreign control for another century.
The word emphasizes that something once possessed has not been restored despite the passage of time or effort to reclaim it.
Impossible to regain
- irretrievableImpossible to regain
- irreversibleCannot be undone
- irreparableCannot be fixed
- irremediableImpossible to correct
gone · vanished · lost · unrecoverable · unrestorable · irredeemable · unsalvageable · irreclaimable
Not gotten back
- unretrievedNot gotten back
- unclaimedNot yet taken
- unredeemedNot converted to value
- unrecoupedNot yet recovered financially
unsalvaged · unrecompensed · unreplenished · outstanding · pending · awaiting · in limbo · unrestored
Period following loss
- griefIntense sorrow from loss
- longingIntense, persistent desire
- yearningIntense prolonged craving
- piningAching with prolonged desire
wistfulness · ache · sorrow · heartache · lamentation · melancholy · hiraeth · regret
irrecoverable
Impossible to regain
- irretrievableImpossible to regain
- irreversibleCannot be undone
- irreparableCannot be fixed
irremediable · gone · vanished · lost · unrecoverable · unrestorable · irredeemable · unsalvageable · irreclaimable · forfeited
unrecovered
Not gotten back
- unretrievedNot gotten back
- unclaimedNot yet taken
- unredeemedNot converted to value
unrecouped · unsalvaged · unrecompensed · unreplenished · outstanding · pending · awaiting · in limbo · unrestored · unrepaired
mourning
Period following loss
pining · wistfulness · ache · sorrow · heartache · lamentation · melancholy · hiraeth · regret · reminiscence
innocence
Freedom from wrongdoing
honor · glory · paradise · golden age · halcyon days · prime · heyday · vitality · freedom · sovereignty