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unfiltered

unfiltered

10 4.8
Shown or said openly without hiding anything
  • adjective
  • /ʌnˈfɪltərd/
translation icon : sin filtro
  • Some of them may give unfiltered feedback and it may not land well.
  • unfiltered cigarettes
  • smoking unfiltered
  • unfiltered message

I mean, I've seen unfiltered, you know, footage of that.

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Examples

  • The interview gives the reader a more authentic and unfiltered picture of the person to become China's next leader.

    Blog text (28)
  • The documentary presented an unfiltered look at life in the city's most impoverished neighborhoods.

  • And so we got really unfiltered reality.

  • Some of them may give unfiltered feedback, and it may not land well.

  • I'll give you a more unfiltered version than you would have heard in court.

    Fiction book (1997)
  • And in turn, our speakers respect our audience members right to ask unfiltered, sometimes tough but always fair questions.

  • And I'm just forever thankful to people that use their unfiltered voices because I think that when you're an artist, you owe that to the culture.

  • The afternoon sun was cheerful; birds swooped and babbled brainlessly in the crisp, unfiltered light.

    Fiction book (1996)
  • Speaking to CNN's Erin Burnett in November, Trump delivered his typically unfiltered views on immigration, taking particular aim at republican opponents, like Marco Rubio.

  • He spoke his mind, sharing unfiltered opinions on the current political climate without holding back.

Synonyms

unfettered
vsunfiltered
28 7.3

Free from limits or rules

relates to open expression and lack of censorship rather than general freedom
unedited
vsunfiltered
13 4.2

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

highlights open expression rather than only absence of editing
uncensored
vsunfiltered
12 5.1

Presented in full without parts removed by the government

expresses things openly and not just avoids formal censorship
unaltered
vsunfiltered
5 3.7

Still in its original state and not changed

focuses on open expression and absence of toning down rather than unchanged state
unredacted
vsunfiltered
  • Literature
3 7.0

A document with no parts removed or hidden

focuses on open expression rather than only literal completeness
unexpurgated
vsunfiltered
1 9.6

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

is about open expression rather than only preserving offensive passages
uncensured
vsunfiltered
7.2

Officials do not edit or remove the original content

emphasizes expressive openness and lack of toning down
unsanitized
vsunfiltered
  • NSFW
6.5

Not edited to remove rude or offensive parts

focuses on being openly expressed rather than only keeping explicit parts
untempered
vsunfiltered
8.4

Very strong and not held back

refers to being openly expressed rather than merely being extreme in tone
untampered
vsunfiltered
6.3

Not opened or changed from the original condition

emphasizes spoken or written openness rather than physical untouched status

Antonyms

4.4

Published with parts removed or changed because the government forbids them

How Filtered

censored
4.4
edited
1.6
unfiltered
10 4.8

Surface Forms

unfiltered positive

Morphology

unfiltered = filtered (semi-transparent) = un + filter + ed

The negative prefix 'un-' attaches to 'filtered' in a straightforward way, but the sense 'not censored' is a metaphorical extension from physical filtering and not purely literal.

Etymology

The word unfiltered comes from the part un- meaning 'not' and filter, which means 'to remove unwanted parts' like a coffee filter removes grounds. So an unfiltered opinion is not changed or made softer and is spoken openly.