undeclared
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6.0
- adjective
- /ˌʌndɪˈklɛrd/
:
no declarado
- And given the post-Reagan undeclared war on the middle class, it makes perfect sense.
- undeclared war
- undeclared weapons
In Hamlet, the being of beings must be undefined, unprescribed, undeclared.
- In Hamlet, the being of beings must be undefined, unprescribed, undeclared.
Examples
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While Russian officials continue to blame a gas-main break, experts are citing the shape of the blast area and the size of the debris field as more consistent with that of a set explosive, leading to speculation that this may have been an undeclared act of aggression.
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Many students choose to remain undeclared in their major until they explore their interests.
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The whole place is in a state of constant undeclared civil war.
Fiction book (1990) -
Less than two weeks later, the two countries were fighting an undeclared border war with heavy artillery and aircraft.
Academic text (2018) -
In 1941, China and Japan had been in undeclared war for four years.
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Such levels of violence are equivalent to an undeclared civil war with more casualties than the war in Iraq.
Academic text (2005) -
All this time I was unaware of the undeclared war between different literary genre fans.
Blog text (10) -
Then, in 1999, Pakistan provoked an undeclared war with India in an effort to refocus international attention on Kashmir.
Academic text (2006) -
The IAEA Board of Governors has confirmed the agency's authority to conduct "challenge inspections" at possible undeclared nuclear facilities.
Academic text (1998) -
The university offers support services for undeclared students to help them find the right path.
Synonyms
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4.5
Coming without telling anyone first
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5.8
Kept secret and not told to other people
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4.4
Not mentioned to the public or to officials
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6.1
Not recognized or accepted openly by others
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4.4
Not said or talked about
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6.4
Not told to most people or announced widely
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6.2
Kept secret from other people
Private and not widely known
Not made public, for example opinions or complaints
Not openly admitted
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Etymology
Undeclared is made of un- ('not') plus declare, which comes from a root meaning 'make clear' and is like the word clear. So undeclared describes something that has not been made open or officially said.