uncredited

adjective

un·​cred·​it·​ed ˌən-ˈkre-di-təd How to pronounce uncredited (audio)
: not credited
especially : not given credit, recognition, or acknowledgment
a negotiator whose contributions have gone uncredited
: not named or acknowledged in the list of people contributing to a performance (as in a film)
an uncredited actor
an uncredited appearance

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But uncredited parts in the sensational 1961 Carroll Baker thriller Something Wild, and Norman Jewison's nightclub comedy 40 Pounds of Trouble from the year after, led to significant parts in some of the landmark films of the latter half of the Hollywood century. Ryan Coleman, Entertainment Weekly, 3 Nov. 2025 As a child, Laura Dern appeared, uncredited, in a couple of Ladd’s films. Carmel Dagan, Variety, 3 Nov. 2025 Typical of that time period, many of the Black cooks who regularly made the food featured in Charleston Receipts went uncredited in lieu of the white people who employed them. Adrian Miller, Southern Living, 28 Oct. 2025 Curtis also has an uncredited voice role as a curfew announcer, per Yahoo UK. Jessica Sager, PEOPLE, 24 Oct. 2025 See All Example Sentences for uncredited

Word History

First Known Use

1586, in the meaning defined above

Time Traveler
The first known use of uncredited was in 1586

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“Uncredited.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/uncredited. Accessed 8 Nov. 2025.

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