unpublished

adjective

un·​pub·​lished ˌən-ˈpə-blisht 

: not published: such as

a

: not released for public distribution or sale

an unpublished book/manuscript

b

: having no works that have been published

an unpublished author

Examples of unpublished in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web

But in examining archival material from the 1920s excavations, including unpublished notes, Wong found that the statues’ damage didn’t only date to Thutmose III’s reign. —Sonja Anderson, Smithsonian Magazine, 26 June 2025

Reuters reported this morning about new numbers, unpublished numbers from ICE suggesting that about a third of the 177,000 people arrested between October and May had criminal convictions, and the rest did not. —Nbc News, NBC news, 15 June 2025

But there are mixed results on how courts enforce other interests of the dead—like a famous writer's request to destroy all unpublished work or a pet lover's insistence to destroy their cat or dog at death. —ArsTechnica, 13 June 2025

And Fitzcarraldo gives out an annual Essay Prize for unpublished authors. —James Folta, Literary Hub, 25 June 2025

Word History

First Known Use

1587, in the meaning defined above

Rhymes for unpublished

• published
• republished