untaken

Not yet claimed

Untaken describes something not yet claimed, accepted, or occupied.

A seat or parking space may be untaken.

An opportunity remains untaken if no one acts on it: The path untaken.

In games, an untaken piece hasn't been captured.

The word often carries a sense of missed possibility.

available

open

Not closed

vacant · accessible · unreserved · unbooked · unassigned · unfilled · obtainable · ready · waiting · remaining

opportunity

missed

Failed to reach

bypassed · overlooked · neglected · unseized · unexploited · unrealized · unattempted · unpursued · unembraced · squandered

path

unchosen

Not picked or selected

untrodden · uncharted · alternate · divergent · branching · forked · unmarked · undiscovered · virgin · unbeaten

Categories
Opposites
occupancy/availability

untakentaken

Occupied or seized

occupied · filled · unavailable · claimed · full

seizure/capture

untakentaken

Occupied or seized

seized · captured · conquered · appropriated · confiscated

acceptance of opportunity

untakentaken

Occupied or seized

accepted · seized · embraced · acted upon · pursued

Family

take, mistake, taken, taking, mistaken, overtake, mistakes, undertaking, undertake

Familiarity
Top 500,000
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Known to kids · Used worldwide · Timeless · Everyday, not technical · Rated G