unacknowledged

adjective

un·​ac·​knowl·​edged ˌən-ik-ˈnä-lijd How to pronounce unacknowledged (audio)
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: 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

Examples of unacknowledged in a Sentence

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Once again, Asian Americans are left unheard, unacknowledged, invisible. David K. Li, NBC news, 18 Sep. 2025 Once again, Asian Americans are left unheard, unacknowledged, invisible. Jordan Moreau, Variety, 17 Sep. 2025 Unsurprisingly, Japan’s military occupation of those countries went largely unacknowledged. H.m.a. Leow, JSTOR Daily, 22 Aug. 2025 At least that’s the case with the older generation’s hog-hunting A-story, which feels like it could have been ported directly over from any point during seasons eight through 11, save for a few small updates (and of course the absence of Lucky and Luann, still unacknowledged). Genevieve Koski, Vulture, 6 Aug. 2025 See All Example Sentences for unacknowledged

Word History

First Known Use

1583, in the meaning defined above

Time Traveler
The first known use of unacknowledged was in 1583

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“Unacknowledged.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/unacknowledged. Accessed 9 Oct. 2025.

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