unretained
Let go of
Unretained means not kept, held, or maintained.
In legal contexts, an unretained lawyer has not been hired by a client: The unretained attorney offered pro bono advice.
More broadly, unretained information is forgotten, unretained employees are let go, and unretained records are discarded rather than preserved.
Not kept in mind
- unrecalledNot called back
- overlookedNot noticed or considered
- neglectedNot given proper attention
- dismissedReleased from duty
ignored · erased · lapsed · forsaken · abandoned · discarded · unmemorable · unremarked
Brought to an end
- dismissedReleased from duty
- releasedSet free from confinement
- let goCease holding something
- firedTerminated from employment
laid off · discharged · severed · departed · exited · unhired · nonrenewed · dropped
Lasting very briefly
- fleetingPassing very quickly
- temporaryLimited in duration
- passingMoving by or temporary
- impermanentNot meant to last
short-lived · evanescent · transitory · momentary · volatile · perishable · provisional · interim
unremembered
Not kept in mind
- unrecalledNot called back
- overlookedNot noticed or considered
- neglectedNot given proper attention
dismissed · ignored · erased · lapsed · forsaken · abandoned · discarded · unmemorable · unremarked · uncommemorated
terminated
Brought to an end
fired · laid off · discharged · severed · departed · exited · unhired · nonrenewed · dropped · cut
ephemeral
Lasting very briefly
impermanent · short-lived · evanescent · transitory · momentary · volatile · perishable · provisional · interim · vanishing
rejected
Refused or turned away
- disposedInclined toward something
- eliminatedRemoved from consideration
- jettisonedDeliberately thrown away
expelled · purged · released · cleared · removed · shed · dropped · dumped · ditched · tossed
unretainedretained
Continued to hold
hired · engaged · employed · contracted · on retainer
unretainedretained
Continued to hold
remembered · memorized · stored · committed to memory · recalled
retain, retained, retains, retaining, retainer, retention, retainers, retentive, retainable