undesignated

adjective

un·​des·​ig·​nat·​ed ˌən-ˈde-zig-ˌnā-təd How to pronounce undesignated (audio)
: not designated (as for a particular purpose)
undesignated funds
an undesignated area

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The other for starting a fire in a national park in an undesignated area and causing damage to the national park, which there was no damage. Khaleda Rahman, MSNBC Newsweek, 30 Aug. 2025 In the department’s budget request, the academic enrichment in grant is one of several to be folded into a single state undesignated block grant, to be spent however the state chooses. Peter Greene, Forbes.com, 9 July 2025 Eyewitnesses would recall spotting the novice Pepper descending a hazardous undesignated portion of trail at a rapid rate of speed, before subsequently striking an outcropping of rock. Hazlitt, 18 June 2025 There is slower turnover and more parking in undesignated areas. Sean Krofssik, Hartford Courant, 2 June 2024 See All Example Sentences for undesignated

Word History

First Known Use

1795, in the meaning defined above

Time Traveler
The first known use of undesignated was in 1795

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“Undesignated.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/undesignated. Accessed 10 Sep. 2025.

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