unsaid

adjective

un·​said ˌən-ˈsed How to pronounce unsaid (audio)
: not said
especially : not spoken aloud

Examples of unsaid in a Sentence

I think that some things are better left unsaid.
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And yet, as verbose as the movie can be (and in some sense, needs to be, as a corrective to decades of misinformation), what goes unsaid is just as powerful. Siddhant Adlakha, Variety, 13 Mar. 2025 What is going unsaid here is that Leon needs to improve the defensive side of his game. Jack Lang, The Athletic, 5 Feb. 2025 Thus, the story’s depth comes not from what is said, but from what is left unsaid, what is never fully understood from the moments that shift in meaning as time passes. Travis Bean, Forbes, 13 Mar. 2025 Left unsaid during the pomp of Vrabel’s big day is what his presence next to Maye solidifies. Chad Graff, The Athletic, 14 Jan. 2025 See All Example Sentences for unsaid

Word History

First Known Use

before the 12th century, in the meaning defined above

Time Traveler
The first known use of unsaid was before the 12th century

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“Unsaid.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/unsaid. Accessed 2 Apr. 2025.

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