unconsummated
adjective
un·con·sum·mat·ed
ˌən-ˈkän(t)-sə-ˌmā-təd 
: not finished, completed, or achieved
especially
: not made complete by sexual intercourse
an unconsummated marriage
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This relationship, which is not clarified as romantic until the end of the film, actually goes unconsummated onscreen, at least in the technical sense.
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Rachel Handler, Vulture, 30 Aug. 2024
In a humiliating twist, his academic promise, too, goes unconsummated.
—Giles Harvey, The New Yorker, 23 Sep. 2024
But Mary is also a Schrödinger’s bride, trapped in a fraught, unconsummated lust affair with Steve, who wants to marry her instead of Fran.
—Rachel Handler, Vulture, 21 Feb. 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
Beauty stands in for unconsummated mourning.
—Peter Schjeldahl, The New Yorker, 4 Apr. 2022
But the writers caught on, and Gerri became a regular — and in turn, loyal viewers have gotten to see the hottest, strangest unconsummated relationship on television, between Roman (Kieran Culkin) and Gerri (Smith-Cameron).
—Jazz Tangcay, Variety, 24 Mar. 2023
The story of Eliot’s relationship with Hale is largely one of prolonged unconsummated desire.
—Evan Kindley, The New Republic, 30 Nov. 2022
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Rachel Handler, Vulture, 30 Aug. 2024
In a humiliating twist, his academic promise, too, goes unconsummated.
—Giles Harvey, The New Yorker, 23 Sep. 2024
But Mary is also a Schrödinger’s bride, trapped in a fraught, unconsummated lust affair with Steve, who wants to marry her instead of Fran.
—Rachel Handler, Vulture, 21 Feb. 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
Beauty stands in for unconsummated mourning.
—Peter Schjeldahl, The New Yorker, 4 Apr. 2022
But the writers caught on, and Gerri became a regular — and in turn, loyal viewers have gotten to see the hottest, strangest unconsummated relationship on television, between Roman (Kieran Culkin) and Gerri (Smith-Cameron).
—Jazz Tangcay, Variety, 24 Mar. 2023
The story of Eliot’s relationship with Hale is largely one of prolonged unconsummated desire.
—Evan Kindley, The New Republic, 30 Nov. 2022
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“Unconsummated.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/unconsummated. Accessed 21 May. 2025.
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