unselected

adjective

un·​se·​lect·​ed ˌən-sə-ˈlek-təd How to pronounce unselected (audio)
: not selected
will be held at a still unselected location
also : chosen at random
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Moss went unselected in the 2025 NFL Draft before signing with the 49ers in April. Natasha Dye, People.com, 16 July 2025 Four Illinois high school prospects were ranked fairly high on MLB Pipeline’s top 250 before the draft but were picked in much later rounds or went unselected. Chicago Tribune, 16 July 2025 The Colorado quarterback went unselected in the first round of the NFL Draft on Thursday night. Ryan Morik, FOXNews.com, 25 Apr. 2025 After going unselected in the 2014 NBA Draft, Kleber signed with the Mavericks on July 13, 2017. Ross Rosenfeld, MSNBC Newsweek, 22 Apr. 2025 See All Example Sentences for unselected

Word History

First Known Use

circa 1891, in the meaning defined above

Time Traveler
The first known use of unselected was circa 1891

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“Unselected.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/unselected. Accessed 20 Aug. 2025.

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