unsaid

Examples

• All

• However, much has been left unsaid, and today we have to say it.

• Some things are better left unsaid.

  Eve's Bayou (1997)

• Then what are the words unsaid to this individual?

• What have we left unsaid in our almost two hours here?

• I have a lot to say to you that has been that has remained unsaid for many years.

  Smosh Pit

• I have left a huge amount unsaid because in an hour it's hard to cover everything.

• The highest truth on the subject remains unsaid... probably cannot be said.

  City of Angels (1998)

• There is too much unsaid within me that I cannot say.

  Cleopatra (1963)

• But much was left unsaid during those years, and I am trying to make up for them.

  Academic text (2008)

• During the meeting, there were many feelings left unsaid that troubled the team.

Synonyms

S

silent

vsunsaid

81 3.7

Understood without words

refers specifically to words not being spoken or explicitly stated

U

unspoken

vsunsaid

56 4.8

Not said aloud but people understand it

is about words not being spoken or explicitly expressed

U

undisclosed

vsunsaid

37 5.8

Kept secret and not told to other people

is about words not being spoken aloud or explicitly expressed, not secrecy

U

undeclared

vsunsaid

13 6.0

Not told to the public or said by officials

focuses on lack of spoken or explicit statement rather than formal announcement

W

wordless

vsunsaid

9 4.1

A look or action that shows feeling without words

is about words not being spoken aloud rather than all nonverbal expression

U

unstated

vsunsaid

6 5.6

Not said or written openly

emphasizes that it was not spoken aloud or clearly stated

U

unmentioned

vsunsaid

4 4.4

Not said or talked about

means words were not spoken aloud or clearly stated rather than mere omission

U

unexpressed

vsunsaid

3 6.0

Not said or shown but clearly felt

points to lack of speech or explicit statement rather than silence alone

U

unvoiced

vsunsaid

1 6.7

Not said out loud but understood by people

is about not being spoken aloud or explicitly stated

U

unrevealed

vsunsaid

1 6.2

Kept secret from other people

relates to lack of speech or explicit statement rather than hidden status

U

unuttered

vsunsaid

1 7.9

Not said aloud or expressed in words

focuses on absence of speech and explicit statement rather than other forms

T

tongueless

vsunsaid

• Literature

1 9.9

Shown or felt without spoken words

focuses more on absence of speech rather than literary or stylistic tone

U

unverbalized

vsunsaid

9.9

Not said in words but shown by actions or looks

highlights that nothing was spoken aloud or directly expressed

U

unbreathed

vsunsaid

9.6

Thought but not spoken aloud

captures the general idea of not being spoken or explicitly stated

U

uncommented

vsunsaid

6.8

People do not mention or discuss it in public

is about absence of spoken expression rather than lack of public comment

U

unarticulated

vsunsaid

• Specialized

8.1

A sound made without clear words, like a grunt

deals with unclear articulation rather than simply not being spoken

U

unavowed

vsunsaid

9.3

Not openly admitted

is about words not being spoken or explicitly stated, not just denial

Antonyms

E

expressed

3.2

Words or actions make it clear

S

said

• Formal

6.7

A person or thing mentioned earlier, often in legal documents

How Expressed

explicit

142 4.8

stated

2.7

unsaid

20 5.8

unspoken

56 4.8

Surface Forms

Morphology

Etymology