unconsummated
adjective
un·con·sum·mat·ed
ˌən-ˈkän(t)-sə-ˌmā-təd 
: not finished, completed, or achieved
Any deal that sends a franchise icon to a hated rival is better left unconsummated.—
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especially
: not made complete by sexual intercourse
an unconsummated marriage
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There’s yearning, an unrequited, unconsummated obsession, and also a predatory, gamelike situation.
—Lisa Wong MacAbasco, Vogue, 24 Oct. 2025
The level of expectation around the club and their unconsummated progress during his reign has inevitably led to the suggestion that Arteta now finds himself under pressure.
—James McNicholas, New York Times, 16 Aug. 2025
In a humiliating twist, his academic promise, too, goes unconsummated.
—Giles Harvey, The New Yorker, 23 Sep. 2024
This relationship, which is not clarified as romantic until the end of the film, actually goes unconsummated onscreen, at least in the technical sense.
—Rachel Handler, Vulture, 30 Aug. 2024
With four unconsummated nominations to her credit for her brilliant turns in films including The Kids Are All Right, Being Julia, American Beauty, and The Grifters over the last 30 years, Bening is perhaps one of the most overdue performers in Hollywood.
—EW.com, 2 Nov. 2023
Jones was recalling this unconsummated Hollywood courtship with a smile, not a grimace.
—Chris Willman, Variety, 13 Aug. 2023
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Lisa Wong MacAbasco, Vogue, 24 Oct. 2025
The level of expectation around the club and their unconsummated progress during his reign has inevitably led to the suggestion that Arteta now finds himself under pressure.
—James McNicholas, New York Times, 16 Aug. 2025
In a humiliating twist, his academic promise, too, goes unconsummated.
—Giles Harvey, The New Yorker, 23 Sep. 2024
This relationship, which is not clarified as romantic until the end of the film, actually goes unconsummated onscreen, at least in the technical sense.
—Rachel Handler, Vulture, 30 Aug. 2024
With four unconsummated nominations to her credit for her brilliant turns in films including The Kids Are All Right, Being Julia, American Beauty, and The Grifters over the last 30 years, Bening is perhaps one of the most overdue performers in Hollywood.
—EW.com, 2 Nov. 2023
Jones was recalling this unconsummated Hollywood courtship with a smile, not a grimace.
—Chris Willman, Variety, 13 Aug. 2023
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“Unconsummated.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/unconsummated. Accessed 20 Nov. 2025.
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