uninvolved

adjective

un·​in·​volved ˌən-in-ˈvälvd How to pronounce uninvolved (audio)
-ˈvȯlvd,
 also  -ˈvävd,
 or  -ˈvȯvd
: not involved
an uninvolved spectator
… their two daughters … were uninvolved in the family business …Richard Kluger
a simple, uninvolved explanation

Examples of uninvolved in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web Federal investigators corroborated that Ohtani was unaware of Mizuhara’s financial moves and uninvolved in his friend’s gambling. Bill Plunkett, Orange County Register, 4 June 2024 Police said the crash happened about 9:15 p.m. Monday when a vehicle described as stolen collided with the victim’s uninvolved vehicle at Laguna and Franklin boulevards. Daniel Hunt, Sacramento Bee, 4 June 2024 Even if a recording was made illegally, an uninvolved journalist sharing that information is almost always protected by the First Amendment. Daniel Walters, Idaho Statesman, 14 May 2024 He was later acquitted of nine charges brought against him in London in July 2023, but Haywood and her team had found others, uninvolved in the trial, who wanted to tell their stories, too. Lily Ford, The Hollywood Reporter, 10 May 2024 The league penalty for betting on games in which a player was uninvolved — including pro or amateur games going down as far as youth leagues — is a year’s suspension. Michael Hiltzik, Los Angeles Times, 2 Apr. 2024 Locally, Independence has paid out six figures multiple times after fleeing drivers have injured or killed uninvolved motorists. Katie Moore, Kansas City Star, 15 Feb. 2024 Israel says most of those killed have been militants, but stone-throwing youths protesting the incursions and people uninvolved in confrontations have also died. Time, 4 July 2023 The Star-Telegram requested the policy in part to explore the ways in which the standards address the potential for people uninvolved in a vehicle pursuit to be injured. Emerson Clarridge, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 12 Feb. 2024

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Word History

First Known Use

1793, in the meaning defined above

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The first known use of uninvolved was in 1793

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“Uninvolved.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/uninvolved. Accessed 12 Jun. 2024.

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