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 Yet Congress has watched complacently like an uninvolved spectator. Armstrong Williams, Baltimore Sun, 7 July 2024 The boyfriend inexplicably stormed up to an uninvolved man sitting on a scooter watching the incident unfold and shoved him to the pavement, the video shows. Elizabeth Keogh, New York Daily News, 2 July 2024 Still, some experts uninvolved in the study cautioned against making too much of the results. Kaitlin Sullivan, Health, 21 June 2024 According to medical experts uninvolved in that legal dispute, surgeons don’t do surgeries seven days a week. Milena Malaver, Miami Herald, 29 June 2024 See all Example Sentences for uninvolved 

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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 26 Jul. 2024.

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