unclassified

adjective

un·​clas·​si·​fied ˌən-ˈkla-sə-ˌfīd 

1

: not subject to a security classification

unclassified information

2

: not placed or belonging in a class

Examples of unclassified in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web

The documents, which are unclassified FBI and Department of Homeland Security intelligence reports, provide disturbing new insights into the growing problem – and also illustrate law enforcement’s struggle to crack down on the decentralized movement. —Curt Devine, CNN Money, 10 Feb. 2026

However, a bipartisan effort was successful last year to compel the Department of Justice to release all unclassified files in its Epstein investigation. —Reuters wire Service, Dallas Morning News, 10 Feb. 2026

Southern Command shared a brief unclassified video of a boat exploding and bursting into flames. —Joe Walsh, CBS News, 6 Feb. 2026

Many political prisoners go unclassified because families fear that registering them with an illicit organization would lower their chance of getting out. —Gisela Salim-Peyer, The Atlantic, 30 Jan. 2026

Word History

First Known Use

1815, in the meaning defined at sense 2

Rhymes for unclassified

• acetamide
• acetonide
• acidified
• antimonide
• beatified
• benzaldehyde
• borohydride
• chalcogenide
• commodified
• decalcified
• declassified
• disaccharide

Kids Definition

unclassified

adjective

un·​clas·​si·​fied ˌən-ˈklas-ə-ˌfīd 

: not classified

especially : not requiring special treatment for purposes of security

unclassified documents