Definition

Describing something that has not been evaluated or assigned a score.

Example

The teacher decided to keep the assignments ungraded to reduce stress for the students.

Conversation

Did you see the ungraded assignments on the teacher's desk?

Yeah, I noticed. I wonder how long it'll take them to grade those.

I hope they don't take too long; I need my grades for the report card.

Same here! It feels weird having ungraded work hanging over us.

Synonyms & Antonyms

Root Explanation

Ungraded → It is formed from "un-" (meaning not) and "grade" (from Old French *grader*, meaning to arrange or classify). The word "ungraded" means not arranged or classified, typically referring to something that has not been evaluated or assigned a grade.

Memory Tip

Think of 'not' ('un-') having a 'grade' — so ungraded means something that hasn't been classified or evaluated.

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