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unrecorded

unrecorded

2 3.9
Not written down in official papers
  • adjective
  • /ˌʌn.rɪˈkɔːr.dɪd/
translation icon : no registrado
  • The artist's early works were unrecorded, making it difficult to trace the evolution of his style.
  • an unrecorded event
  • went unrecorded

What did you how much of it was unrecorded?

Examples

  • Significantly, this method may be applicable to volcanoes throughout the world, providing a means to date prehistoric and unrecorded historic-period eruptions.

    Academic text (2004)
  • Or finally, perhaps a completely different name existed that went unrecorded.

    Academic text (1994)
  • In the age of the video camera, there cannot be a public moment that went unrecorded.

    Blog text (9)
  • In the case of an unrecorded Spanish colonial structure that we found at the Hotel Rising Sun.

    Academic text (2006)
  • Moreover, it is much more difficult than in the past for disasters in remote places to go unobserved and unrecorded.

    Academic text (2006)
  • And there are a huge number of unrecorded historic cemeteries, oftentimes small family plots.

    Blog text (27)
  • In this way, exporting countries will be able to verify their own statistics and investigate discrepancies arising from unrecorded exports.

    Academic text (1998)
  • Table 1, which shows the destruction of Indian homes and property throughout the campaign, should be viewed as incomplete on a number of fronts: it does not include the unrecorded number of homes likely destroyed in the burning and ransacking of towns.

    Academic text (2018)
  • Many historical events remain unrecorded, leaving gaps in our understanding of the past.

  • Several unrecorded conversations during the negotiations changed the outcome in surprising ways.

Synonyms

unreported
vsunrecorded
15 4.4

Not mentioned to the public or to officials

focuses on absence of written documentation rather than lack of disclosure
uncatalogued
vsunrecorded
  • UK
1 6.5

Not listed in an official record such as a museum book or database

applies more broadly beyond catalog listings
recordless
vsunrecorded
7.9

Not written down or kept in official papers

is the same meaning but expressed in a different form
nonregistered
vsunrecorded
  • Formal
5.8

Not on an official list

includes that situation but also other unwritten instances
unchronicled
vsunrecorded
8.9

Not written down in history or official records

is used for any unwritten matter, not only historical ones
unattested
vsunrecorded
  • Formal
8.9

No official source or written record confirms it

refers to absence of written documentation, not just lack of proof

Antonyms

2.6

Put on tape, film, or digital media to keep and play later

Proved by written or official papers

How Documented

recorded
2.6
unrecorded
2 3.9
undocumented
99 6.2

Surface Forms

unrecorded positive

Morphology

unrecorded = recorded (transparent) = un + record + ed

The adjective is formed by adding un- (not) to the participle 'recorded', yielding a straightforward negation.

Etymology

Unrecorded comes from un- at the start meaning 'not' and record meaning 'to write down or keep a note'. So, unrecorded describes something that was 'not written down' or not officially kept.