unabsorbed

adjective

Definition of unabsorbednext
as in absent

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Recent Examples of unabsorbed When taken on an empty stomach, these types of supplements may pass through largely unabsorbed, leading to minimal or no benefits. — Ayesha Gulzar, Verywell Health, 6 May 2026 This can reduce the amount of the nutrient that enters your bloodstream, with the unabsorbed portion passing through your digestive system. — Lauren Manaker, SELF, 23 Mar. 2026 Bacterial Imbalances Iron supplements, especially unabsorbed iron, can change the balance of bacteria in your gut. — Emmanuella Ogbonna, Health, 31 Oct. 2025 Orlistat can cause digestive problems because unabsorbed fat passes into and lingers in the colon. — Deirdre Bardolf, FOXNews.com, 3 Sep. 2025 The blood-red remnant seen on cloth is visible due to the leftover light wavelengths that remain unabsorbed by the condiment’s chemical composition. — Andrew Paul, Popular Science, 3 Sep. 2025 The company reported a net income of $95 million for the quarter, compared to $58 million in the previous year, with the increase attributed to higher volumes and lower unabsorbed costs. — Quartz Bot, Quartz, 12 Nov. 2024 University of Vienna's Lukas Kenner theorizes that clumps of concentrated, unabsorbed antibiotics attached to the surface of nanoplastics could provide the perfect breeding ground for bacteria to become resistant to the medication. — Joe Salas, New Atlas, 3 Nov. 2024
Recent Examples of Synonyms for unabsorbed
  1. absent
  2. abstracted
  3. unfocused
  4. lost
  5. oblivious
  6. inattentive
  7. absentminded
  8. distracted
Adjective
  • The program has been under consideration for some time, Fujitsu says, and its aim is not to pin down what women bring to animation that was previously absent.
    — Naman Ramachandran, Variety, 26 Oct. 2026
  • Most notably, Gershman has been absent, having fought to be able to hold an instrument or pick up his son again after a debilitating battle with long COVID and resulting autoimmune disease.
    — Leena Tailor, SPIN, 23 Oct. 2026
Definition of absent
Adjective
  • As materials pass through hubs like Singapore, their origins often become increasingly abstracted.
    — Y-Jean Mun-Delsalle, Forbes.com, 19 Mar. 2026
  • Affecting meaningful change — or suffering from the lack of it — has become so abstracted for the rich and powerful that everything feels like entertainment to them.
    — David Ehrlich, IndieWire, 7 Sep. 2025
Definition of abstracted
Adjective
  • As a whole, the ballet’s arc can feel unfocussed, arhythmic—some parts overstuffed with action, others failing to fill with expressive movement Joby Talbot’s lavish score.
    — Hannah Aizenman, New Yorker, 10 Oct. 2026
  • Echo Theater Company’s ambitious production brings lively design and a volatile cast to the stage, but an unfocused script and feverish direction overwhelm the story.
    — Theater Critic, Los Angeles Times, 23 Sep. 2026
Definition of unfocused
Adjective
  • The steady trickle of those recordings into the groundwater of influence has guaranteed the album its afterlife, both as a great lost future of American music and as a central pillar in the group’s legacy.
    — Ryan Meehan, Pitchfork, 26 Oct. 2026
  • Walczak’s estimates assume local governments raise tax rates enough to fully replace the lost revenue, based on state property records for every parcel in Florida.
    — Max Klaver, Miami Herald, 24 Oct. 2026
Definition of lost
Adjective
  • These schemes often drove the show’s humor, along with the awkward social dynamics Fielder engineered by acting oblivious to the norms of human behavior.
    — Hershal Pandya, Vulture, 21 Oct. 2026
  • Atiqullah remained at midfield, oblivious, the blanket over his head.
    — Dexter Filkins, New Yorker, 14 Oct. 2026
Definition of oblivious
Adjective
  • By the same token, French-style discretion can be interpreted by American visitors as inattentive and rude.
    — CNN Money, CNN Money, 4 Oct. 2026
  • Watts was largely inattentive in those vulnerable moments, Anna says.
    — Cheyenne Roundtree, Rolling Stone, 20 Aug. 2026
Definition of inattentive
Adjective
  • Howard McNear provided an indelible bit of local flavor as the genial, if absent-minded, town barber, Floyd.
    — Declan Gallagher, Entertainment Weekly, 7 June 2026
  • There’s something winningly absent-minded about Gosling’s performance here.
    — Stephanie Zacharek, Time, 20 Mar. 2026
Definition of absentminded
Adjective
  • Five years earlier my brother had gotten married, leaving me home alone without the buffers of his distracted affection, his big brotherly insouciance, his rebellious indifference to the emotional chasm widening between our parents.
    — Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 26 Oct. 2026
  • The operation then went city-wide and focused on speeding, distracted driving, pedestrian and bicycle-related violations, as well as unsafe movements and right-of-way violations.
    — Coleman Petit, CBS News, 15 Oct. 2026
Definition of distracted

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