unvoiced

Examples

• All

• By mutual, if unvoiced, consent, we barely spoke.

  Fiction book (1990)

• It occurred to me that perhaps it was this situation that accounted for the unvoiced irritations that seemed to hover beneath the surface of nearly every verbal encounter.

  Academic text (2007)

• And my unvoiced answer I have told you: I can love enough for both.

  Fiction book (1998)

• "I can think of a thousand jokes, all of which shall go unvoiced."

  Fiction book (2001)

• The words are in italics, which the text has taught readers to interpret as unvoiced.

  Academic text (1991)

• Otherwise, popular discontent is unvoiced, and popular opposition is simply suppressed.

  Academic text (2002)

• Nonetheless, it must be noted that the silence of the congregation was taken as both tacit approval from the majority of the church members and an unvoiced protest from the minority that supported Elmer.

  Academic text (1992)

• The unvoiced implication is that altruism is to be subordinated to a healthy self-interest conducive to a successful negotiation of life's problems.

  Academic text (1992)

• The unvoiced concerns of the team became evident during the meeting.

• He had an unvoiced thought that lingered in his mind but never found its way to speech.

Synonyms

U

unspoken

vsunvoiced

56 4.8

Not said aloud but people understand it

is left without words or explicit statement rather than merely felt

U

unsaid

vsunvoiced

20 5.8

Not spoken out loud

is the broader idea of leaving thoughts without explicit wording

U

unstated

vsunvoiced

6 5.6

Not said or written openly

refers to remaining silent and not saying something aloud

U

unmentioned

vsunvoiced

4 4.4

Not said or talked about

is left out of speech but can still be understood or felt

U

unexpressed

vsunvoiced

3 6.0

Not said or shown but clearly felt

focuses on leaving things unsaid rather than on private thought only

U

unverbalized

vsunvoiced

9.9

Not said in words but shown by actions or looks

is more about leaving content unspoken rather than lacking clarity

U

uncommented

vsunvoiced

6.8

People do not mention or discuss it in public

is omitted from speech generally rather than only lacking commentary

U

unaired

vsunvoiced

6.5

Not made public, for example opinions or complaints

is about keeping things unsaid in any setting, not only public

U

unexplicit

vsunvoiced

7.2

Not said or written clearly so people do not understand it

involves leaving things without words rather than merely lacking detail

Antonyms

V

voiced

3.7

Said or written so other people know what you think

How Expressed

explicit

142 4.8

stated

2.7

implicit

49 6.1

unvoiced

1 6.7

Surface Forms

Morphology

Etymology