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uncensured

uncensured

7.2
Officials do not edit or remove the original content
  • adjective
  • /ʌnˈsɛnʃərd/
translation icon : sin censura
  • Viewers appreciated the uncensured version of the documentary for its honesty.

Examples

  • The author fought to keep her novel uncensured despite pressure from the authorities.

  • The journalist published an uncensured report that included all the controversial details.

  • The film was uncensured!

  • Is this content uncensured?

  • The journalist published an uncensured report that included all the controversial details.

  • Viewers appreciated the uncensured version of the documentary for its honesty.

  • The author fought to keep her novel uncensured despite pressure from the authorities.

Synonyms

unedited
vsuncensured
13 4.2

Not changed after it is made, like a photo or video

highlights lack of official suppression rather than mere lack of edits
uncensored
vsuncensured
12 5.1

Presented in full without parts removed by the government

is the same meaning but uses a different spelling
unfiltered
vsuncensured
10 4.8

Shown or said openly without hiding anything

emphasizes official non-removal rather than informal directness
uncut
vsuncensured
7 4.4

Presented in its full original form without being shortened or edited

concerns official non-removal rather than only preserving length
unredacted
vsuncensured
  • Literature
3 7.0

A document with no parts removed or hidden

is broader, denying official suppression or editing in general
unexpurgated
vsuncensured
1 9.6

A text that keeps all parts, including those some people find offensive

is general non-removal, not limited to offensive material
unsanitized
vsuncensured
  • NSFW
6.5

Not edited to remove rude or offensive parts

focuses on absence of official suppression rather than explicitness

Antonyms

4.4

Published with parts removed or changed because the government forbids them

Kept secret on purpose so people do not know about it

How Censored

banned
1.1
censored
4.4
edited
1.6
uncensured
7.2

Surface Forms

uncensured positive

Morphology

uncensured = censured (opaque) = un + censure + ed

Formally analyzable as un- + censured, but the sense given ('not censored') conflates 'censure' with 'censor', so knowledge of 'censure' will not reliably lead learners to the stated meaning.

Etymology

Uncensured breaks into un- 'not' and censure, a word related to censor, who cuts out or hides parts of books and shows. So uncensured can mean 'not cut or removed by a censor', as when a report keeps all its controversial details.