unaccounted

adjective

un·​ac·​count·​ed ˌən-ə-ˈkau̇n-təd 

: not accounted : unexplained

—often used with for

Examples of unaccounted in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web

About 1,600 people went missing during the war and remain unaccounted for, according to human rights organizations. — ABC News, 29 July 2026

Two boaters, including the brother of the operator, have been confirmed dead and two people remain unaccounted for. — Robert Salonga, Mercury News, 25 July 2026

Total income minus spending, savings and debt equals zero, so no money is left unaccounted for. — Faith Wakefield, USA Today, 21 July 2026

So far, 202 of the over one thousand works in Goudstikker’s collection, were returned by the Dutch government to his heirs in 2006, but many still remain unaccounted for. — News Desk, Artforum, 14 July 2026

Word History

First Known Use

1689, in the meaning defined above

Phrases Containing unaccounted

• unaccounted for

Rhymes for unaccounted

• rediscounted
• accounted
• amounted
• discounted
• dismounted
• recounted
• remounted
• surmounted
• uncounted
• unmounted
• counted
• mounted

Kids Definition

unaccounted

adjective

un·​ac·​count·​ed ˌən-ə-ˈkau̇nt-əd 

: not accounted : unexplained

—often used with for

their absence was unaccounted for