unaccredited

adjective

un·​ac·​cred·​it·​ed ˌən-ə-ˈkre-də-təd How to pronounce unaccredited (audio)
: not recognized as meeting prescribed standards or requirements : not accredited
an unaccredited institution
As the school was unaccredited and still didn't offer degrees (as opposed to certificates), they were ineligible for federal loans.Leslie Spenser

Examples of unaccredited in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web While rapamycin has yet to be properly tested on humans for anti-aging, people have been prescribed the treatment for this purpose — with seemingly positive, if unaccredited, results. Devika Rao, theweek, 10 July 2024 Five years ago, various zoo animals were rescued from the St. Edouard Zoo, an unaccredited facility in Canada, by the Humane Society International. Nicholas Rice, Peoplemag, 2 June 2024 Enclosures at unaccredited facilities may not be able to withstand a tiger’s strength, says Bill Zeigler, in an email to Discover. Megan Schmidt, Discover Magazine, 17 Apr. 2020 Representatives for some unaccredited companies say most private operators are honorable and that the whole group is being targeted because of the activities of a few bad actors. Michelle Andrews, CBS News, 28 Apr. 2023 See all Example Sentences for unaccredited 

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Word History

First Known Use

circa 1828, in the meaning defined above

Time Traveler
The first known use of unaccredited was circa 1828

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“Unaccredited.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/unaccredited. Accessed 27 Jul. 2024.

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