unsalvaged
Never retrieved afterward
Unsalvaged describes something that has not been recovered, rescued, or saved from loss or destruction.
A shipwreck may lie unsalvaged on the ocean floor for centuries.
The term applies to physical objects—unsalvaged cargo, unsalvaged wreckage—and extends to abstractions: an unsalvaged reputation, unsalvaged data from a crashed hard drive.
Abandoned or neglectful
- forsakenCompletely abandoned or discarded
- discardedGotten rid of
- forgottenNo longer recalled
- relinquishedGave up possession of
castoff · neglected · deserted · untouched · unclaimed · unwanted · rejected · overlooked
Poor maintained condition
- deteriorationProcess of declining quality
- decayGradual organic breakdown
- untendedNot looked after
- unmaintainedNot kept in repair
unrestored · unrepaired · weathered · rotting · crumbling · overgrown · abandoned · unpreserved
Destroyed vessel at sea
- sunkenDescended beneath water level
- submergedBelow water's surface
- rustedCorroded by moisture
- corrodedEaten away chemically
debris · hulk · remains · rubble · remnants · decayed · deteriorated · crumbled
Cannot be fixed
- unrecoverableImpossible to regain
- unredeemableImpossible to save
- irreclaimableUnable to be recovered
- hopelessBeyond possibility of success
unsaveable · unrescued · destroyed · ruined · obliterated
derelict
Abandoned or neglectful
relinquished · castoff · neglected · deserted · untouched · unclaimed · unwanted · rejected · overlooked · ignored
disrepair
Poor maintained condition
- deteriorationProcess of declining quality
- decayGradual organic breakdown
- untendedNot looked after
unmaintained · unrestored · unrepaired · weathered · rotting · crumbling · overgrown · abandoned · unpreserved · fading
shipwreck
Destroyed vessel at sea
corroded · debris · hulk · remains · rubble · remnants · decayed · deteriorated · crumbled · dilapidated
irreparable
Cannot be fixed
- unrecoverableImpossible to regain
- unredeemableImpossible to save
- irreclaimableUnable to be recovered
hopeless · unsaveable · unrescued · destroyed · ruined · obliterated
unsalvagedsalvaged
Rescued from destruction
preserved · conserved · protected · safeguarded · maintained