unconfirmed

adjective

un·​con·​firmed ˌən-kən-ˈfərmd 

: of uncertain existence, truth, or accuracy : not confirmed

an unconfirmed rumor

an unconfirmed case of pneumonia

unconfirmed reports of gunfire

Examples of unconfirmed in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web

The so-far unconfirmed Puck report also mentioned that Justin Bieber and Miley Cyrus were also reportedly in the mix to headline the show. — Gil Kaufman, Billboard, 21 Oct. 2026

Callers reported seeing a knife and police received unconfirmed reports of a possible firearm. — Tim Fang, CBS News, 21 Oct. 2026

At a press conference on Tuesday, WHO spokesperson Christian Lindmeier said that the woman’s cause of death was still unconfirmed and that lab testing was in progress. — Claire Maldarelli, Scientific American, 7 Oct. 2026

Officials have quarantined a hospital and are monitoring the contacts of the worker, who died of what unconfirmed media reports said could have been pneumonic plague — a less common but severe form of plague that can spread from person to person. — ABC News, 7 Oct. 2026

Word History

First Known Use

1565, in the meaning defined above

Rhymes for unconfirmed

• affirmed
• confirmed
• firmed
• squirmed
• termed
• wormed
• reaffirmed
• reconfirmed