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What are good adjectives that mean “not yet connected”?

English Language & Usage Asked on February 25, 2021

I’m working on a browser-based tool that allows users to interact with other users they are matched with. Relationships between users progress in a linear fashion along a series of states, initiated when a user requests to be connected with another user.

In the interface of the tool, a user can view all of the users they’re matched with, regardless of the state of their relationship.

I’d like to allow users to navigate to a filtered version of this view that shows only users they have not yet requested a connection with, but I’m having trouble with what to call it.

“Unconnected Matches” isn’t quite right. “Unconnected” carries unwanted connotations of having once been connected in the past.

Ideally the phrase would follow the pattern: adjective + “matches”.

This phrase would only live in a tab in the interface and not in a sentence anywhere, but if it helps with context, here’s another way to think about it:

This is a list of your _______ matches. You can request to be connected with any of them.

Any good alternatives? I was pointed this direction from ux.stackexchange.com.

4 Answers

Consider candidate

A person or thing regarded as suitable for or likely to receive a particular fate, treatment, or position

Oxford Dictionary Online

(The downside is possible association with politicos we may not like during this election season)

Correct answer by bib on February 25, 2021

try tribe or tribesmen. It expresses that they are connected in some way but it doesn't necessarily imply ever having an established relationship

Answered by killbot1984 on February 25, 2021

Try "unconfirmed" matches. This tells them the match is already suggested by the system but not confirmed by the user (by explicitly requesting a connection).

Answered by alwayslearning on February 25, 2021

How about latent matches? This seems to fit your specification: the matches exist but are not yet activated.

One definition of Latent is "present, but not yet active, developed, or obvious" Cambridge Dictionary.

Answered by Anton on February 25, 2021

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