Standard Lemma guide

uncollected

adj · 3 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

Definitions and examples are grouped by meaning. Pronunciation, history, word forms, translations, descendants, synonyms, antonyms, derived terms, and related words appear whenever the source provides them.

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Pronunciation

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  • CMU ARPABET: AH0 N K AH0 L EH1 K T IH0 D Digits mark lexical stress: 1 primary, 2 secondary, 0 unstressed.

1

adj

Meaning 1

Not collected or gathered.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: not-comparable

Examples

  • The barman glanced around in search of uncollected glasses.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

2

adj

Meaning 2

Absent in mind; not having one's thoughts collected.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

No example sentence was provided for this meaning.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: uncomposed, untogether

Antonyms: none provided

3

adjective

Meaning 3

not brought together in one place

Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0

Examples

  • uncollected garbage in the streets

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: ungathered

Antonyms: collected

History

Etymology

Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *né Proto-Indo-European *n̥- Proto-Germanic *un- Proto-West Germanic *un- Old English un- Middle English un- English un- English collect English -ed English collected English uncollected From un- + collected.

Across languages

Translations

9 source translations are retained for this English entry.

  • Greek: αμάζευτος (amázeftos) — not collected
  • Greek: ανείσπρακτος (aneíspraktos) — not collected
  • Italian: inesatto — not collected
  • Latin: illēctus — not collected
  • Manx: neuhroggit — not collected
  • Manx: neuhaglit — not collected
  • Manx: neuchruinnit — not collected
  • Serbo-Croatian: нескупљен — not collected
  • Serbo-Croatian: neskupljen — not collected
Real reading context

uncollected in complete knowledge articles