unsold

verb

Definition of unsoldnext
past tense of unsell
as in discouraged

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Recent Examples of Synonyms for unsold
  1. discouraged
  2. deterred
  3. diverted
Verb
  • Players were warned to avoid updating any social media with check-ins or daily activities until the end of the day and discouraged from posting expensive items on social media.
    Leah Sarnoff, ABC News, 10 Dec. 2024
  • Professional musicianship was actually discouraged in her family for decades.
    Maya Georgi, Rolling Stone, 10 Dec. 2024
Definition of discouraged
Verb
  • In any case, we will not be distracted, delayed or deterred in our efforts to obtain a new trial for Danny Masterson.
    Nancy Dillon, Rolling Stone, 10 Dec. 2024
  • Some rats, deterred by the bitterness of quinine, completely avoided further cocaine use, akin to humans who have a negative first encounter with drugs and decide not to try them again.
    Srishti Gupta, Interesting Engineering, 9 Dec. 2024
Definition of deterred
Verb
  • Sweeting was arrested that day, but her case was diverted June 14, 2023.
    Noah Goldberg, Los Angeles Times, 11 Dec. 2024
  • It is hoped that the soccer media focus will not be too diverted as UEFA hopes that for the first time that the UEFA Women's Euro will attract global television viewership of over 500 million.
    Asif Burhan, Forbes, 11 Dec. 2024
Definition of diverted
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“Unsold.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/unsold. Accessed 21 Dec. 2024.

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