UNSOLD Synonyms: 16 Similar and Opposite Words

unsold

verb

Definition of unsold

past tense of unsell

as in discouraged

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If millions still want children but are discouraged from having them, then the fertility slump marks a substantial social failure.

— Margaret Talbot, New Yorker, 21 Sep. 2026
Either properly discouraged by the police presence or too damned hot to fight, people largely behaved.

— Dana O’Neil, CNN Money, 20 Sep. 2026

Definition of discouraged

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And that has been an argument that successfully deterred or slowed down regulation.

— Laina Gustafson, Christian Science Monitor, 17 Sep. 2026
The intruder might have been deterred by the couple’s two dogs — except that neither canine acted like a traditional guard dog.

— Grace Toohey, Los Angeles Times, 16 Sep. 2026

Definition of deterred

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Both mainly reduced trade barriers and committed all three governments to avoid policies that inhibited commercial flows with one another.

— Chad P. Bown, Foreign Affairs, 1 Sep. 2026
The rough waters, which included waves that were about 13 feet high, inhibited rescue efforts.

— Sam Gillette, PEOPLE, 12 Aug. 2026

Definition of inhibited

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The money was nominally to pay civil servants and prop up infrastructure in a territory sequestered by an Israeli blockade, but many observers agreed that Hamas diverted a significant sum to its military wing.

— Ruth Margalit, New Yorker, 19 Sep. 2026
How TADs work Tax Allocation Districts are designated areas where property tax revenue growth is diverted from governments and used to fund development and infrastructure improvements within that district.

— Patreece Hutcherson, AJC.com, 17 Sep. 2026

Definition of diverted

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