unclaimed

adjective

un·​claimed ˌən-ˈklāmd 

: not claimed

specifically : not called for by an owner or consignee

unclaimed property/goods

Examples of unclaimed in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web

One in seven Americans have unclaimed money in their name, Reclaim’s Maldonado said. — Howard Cohen, Miami Herald, 17 Sep. 2026

Isak is stoic and practical, seeking to carve himself a place in this still-unclaimed land; Inger, whose cleft palate has left her feeling alienated from the outside world, finally feels accepted enough to carve it with him. — Guy Lodge, Variety, 16 Sep. 2026

Some 45,000 of these objects, which included furniture and books, were returned to their owners in the five years after the war, but another 15,000 remained unclaimed. — Devorah Lauter, ARTnews.com, 9 Sep. 2026

Clark had recently purchased her dream home, built in 1900, so her aunt Jan saw the perfect destination for some of the special and otherwise unclaimed treasures. — Ashley Vega, PEOPLE, 1 Sep. 2026

Word History

First Known Use

circa 1616, in the meaning defined above

Rhymes for unclaimed

• counterclaimed
• unashamed
• abovenamed
• acclaimed
• ashamed
• declaimed
• defamed
• disclaimed
• exclaimed
• inflamed
• misnamed
• nicknamed