unseen
12
5.1
- adjective
- /ʌnˈsiːn/
:
imprevisto
- And now the field is making odd patterns as if something unseen were moving through.
And so, you know, these are not, you know, these are sometimes the unseen consequences of policy.
- And so, you know, these are not, you know, these are sometimes the unseen consequences of policy.
- It's it's the classic Bastiat seen versus unseen.
Examples
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The team faced many unseen challenges during the project that complicated our efforts.
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And so, you know, these are not, you know, these are sometimes the unseen consequences of policy.
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What path they had taken to reach the mountaintop unseen, no one knew.
Fiction book (1990) -
Justin feels a lot of pressure, a lot of unseen pressure, to keep outdoing himself.
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However, even apparently clear review questions can spawn multiple unseen difficulties.
Academic text (2013) -
One random comment or unseen event can instantly affect the children's attentiveness, focus, or mood.
Academic text (2015) -
Ever since we've appointed him our director of security, he's been quite successful in warding off this unseen enemy.
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She noticed the unseen effects of her actions only after reflecting on the situation.
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Unseen factors often influence our decisions without us realizing it.
Synonyms
392
2.5
Happening without warning
148
2.7
Not easy for other people to notice
57
2.5
Other people do not see or pay attention to it
43
4.5
Coming without telling anyone first
37
4.6
Not found or noticed by others
37
4.7
Not expected to happen
23
4.0
Not yet found or known by people
10
5.8
Happening suddenly without warning
3
4.2
Not known or noticed by other people
3
5.2
Not seen or noticed by anyone
2
5.3
Not known or expected to be there
2
4.8
Easy to see but not noticed because it looks ordinary
2
4.6
Hard to see or notice
2
7.0
Not thought of before or expected
1
7.4
Happening suddenly without warning
1
5.1
Happening when no one expects it
1
8.0
Not expected and coming as a surprise
1
7.8
Hard to notice or understand at first
1
9.9
Not usual or expected in a situation
1
8.2
Other people do not notice someone or something
No one expects it before it happens
No one knows what it is
Not seen or noticed
Not understood or noticed by most people
People do not notice it when it is important
Hard to see or notice
Not seen or noticed by anyone
Seen by only a few people
Too small to be seen, heard, or noticed
Not noticed or given any attention
Antonyms
Idioms
How Expected
Surface Forms
Morphology
unseen = seen (transparent) = un + seen
A straightforward negation by productive prefix 'un-' applied to 'seen', so the meaning 'not seen' is inferable.
Etymology
A helpful way to remember the 'not expected' sense of unseen is to think of it as 'not seen before': un- 'not' plus seen (from see) suggests something you did not notice or predict, so unseen problems catch you by surprise.