unadvertised

adjective

un·​ad·​ver·​tised ˌən-ˈad-vər-ˌtīzd How to pronounce unadvertised (audio)
: not publically announced or made known in an advertisement : not advertised
unadvertised discounts
The concert sold out despite being unadvertised.

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Americans are about to shoulder a big, unadvertised, stealth tax hike. Eleanor Pringle, Fortune, 26 Aug. 2025 Counterfeit weight-loss drugs may use unadvertised ingredients Counterfeit weight-loss drugs have been found to contain insulin without disclosing it. Beth Warren, The Tennessean, 21 Aug. 2025 Many companies offer unadvertised plans for existing customers. Kurt Knutsson, FOXNews.com, 20 July 2025 The town hall was not publicized outside of NASA ahead of time, but live video of the event was available—unadvertised—on an obscure NASA streaming website. ArsTechnica, 26 June 2025 See All Example Sentences for unadvertised

Word History

First Known Use

1864, in the meaning defined above

Time Traveler
The first known use of unadvertised was in 1864

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“Unadvertised.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/unadvertised. Accessed 10 Sep. 2025.

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