unacknowledged
adjective
un·ac·knowl·edged
ˌən-ik-ˈnä-lijd 
-ak-
: not generally recognized, accepted, or admitted : not acknowledged
His involvement in the cover-up has remained unacknowledged.
Her efforts should not go unacknowledged.
Poets are the unacknowledged legislators of the world.—
Percy Bysshe Shelley
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Besides the more obvious struggles that having a stroke poses, Clark and Katie Credle share some of the unacknowledged battles.
—Nikki Sternberg, HollywoodReporter, 6 Aug. 2025
But Morris' attacks didn't go completely unacknowledged.
—Lucas Aulbach, The Courier-Journal, 4 Aug. 2025
Soon the child has become a fixture in their household, alternately ingratiating himself and raising suspicions, and exposing unacknowledged rifts and unexamined secrets that threaten to wreak psychological and spiritual havoc in the lives of his makeshift adoptive parents.
—Zac Ntim, Deadline, 30 July 2025
As global temperatures climb, the fashion industry finds itself at the epicenter of an unacknowledged humanitarian crisis.
—Dianne Plummer, Forbes.com, 22 July 2025
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Nikki Sternberg, HollywoodReporter, 6 Aug. 2025
But Morris' attacks didn't go completely unacknowledged.
—Lucas Aulbach, The Courier-Journal, 4 Aug. 2025
Soon the child has become a fixture in their household, alternately ingratiating himself and raising suspicions, and exposing unacknowledged rifts and unexamined secrets that threaten to wreak psychological and spiritual havoc in the lives of his makeshift adoptive parents.
—Zac Ntim, Deadline, 30 July 2025
As global temperatures climb, the fashion industry finds itself at the epicenter of an unacknowledged humanitarian crisis.
—Dianne Plummer, Forbes.com, 22 July 2025
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“Unacknowledged.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/unacknowledged. Accessed 20 Aug. 2025.
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