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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This is a disaster, and it is totally unacknowledged.
—Jim Cramer, CNBC, 10 Nov. 2025
But for many years, her contributions went unacknowledged or were misrepresented.
—Deborah Unger, Scientific American, 5 Nov. 2025
This is the informal Nigerian economy in motion—the fragile, unacknowledged system through which millions survive.
—Gazelle Mba, Artforum, 1 Nov. 2025
Once again, Asian Americans are left unheard, unacknowledged, invisible.
—David K. Li, NBC news, 18 Sep. 2025
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Jim Cramer, CNBC, 10 Nov. 2025
But for many years, her contributions went unacknowledged or were misrepresented.
—Deborah Unger, Scientific American, 5 Nov. 2025
This is the informal Nigerian economy in motion—the fragile, unacknowledged system through which millions survive.
—Gazelle Mba, Artforum, 1 Nov. 2025
Once again, Asian Americans are left unheard, unacknowledged, invisible.
—David K. Li, NBC news, 18 Sep. 2025
See All Example Sentences for unacknowledged
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“Unacknowledged.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/unacknowledged. Accessed 26 Nov. 2025.
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