unacknowledged

adjective un·ac·knowl·edged \ ˌən-ik-ˈnä-lijd , -ak- \

Updated on: 16 Apr 2018

Definition of unacknowledged

: 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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Recent Examples of unacknowledged from the Web

The President, the Pastor, and the Battle over Civil Rights: What most people don’t know is that Martin Luther King Jr. played the role of unacknowledged, behind-the-scenes adviser to President John Kennedy.

— time staff, Time, "10 Historians on What People Still Don't Know About Martin Luther King Jr.," 4 Apr. 2018
In fact, Al may have had one for the books, beginning his time there completely unacknowledged as the barber complains about Mexicans via his Bluetooth device.

— lauren alvarez, Billboard, "'Atlanta' Episode 5 Recap: Paper Boi's Absurd Adventures With His Barber," 30 Mar. 2018
The Times op-ed page deserves its share of blame here for pushing an idea that has such obvious unacknowledged drawbacks.

— jay willis, GQ, "What Justice Stevens' Op-Ed Gets Wrong About the Second Amendment," 27 Mar. 2018
That change is dramatic -- and remains largely unacknowledged by the Democratic political class.

— chris cillizza, CNN, "This isn't your father's Democratic Party," 20 Mar. 2018
However, there is also a fundamental ideological difference in the worth placed on the lives lost at Emanuel AME versus Parkland that remains unacknowledged.

— jenn m. jackson, Teen Vogue, "Why Is Forgiveness Always Expected from the Black Community After Violence Occurs?," 12 Mar. 2018
But the genesis of Trieschmann’s play predates the current controversy over the plight and future of our more than 11 million undocumented neighbors – living one house, street or town over but often unacknowledged or flat-out ignored.

— mike fischer, Milwaukee Journal Sentinel, "Immigration stories stir conflict in 'One House Over'," 23 Feb. 2018
Although a gradual reduction had been taking place before that, some traders speculated that the reductions were a form of unacknowledged taper -- the term used to describe how the Fed gradually wound down its own program of bond purchases.

— Bloomberg.com, "How Japan’s Central Bank Is Driving Speculation About the Future of Stimulus," 19 Feb. 2018
While great leaders like Lincoln are familiar to American audiences, Koehn also brings to light the work of individuals like Bonhoeffer, whose heroism during World War II went largely unacknowledged for decades.

— bob kustra and the reader’s corner team, idahostatesman, "Book offers insights into what makes a great leader | Idaho Statesman," 24 Feb. 2018

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