undocumented

adjective

un·​doc·​u·​ment·​ed ən-ˈdä-kyə-ˌmen-təd 

: not documented: such as

a

: not supported by documentary evidence

undocumented expenditures

b

: lacking documents required for legal immigration or residence

undocumented workers

Examples of undocumented in a Sentence

The company cannot reimburse you for undocumented travel expenses.

Recent Examples on the Web

Roughly 70,000 undocumented students attend community colleges. — Jaweed Kaleem, Los Angeles Times, 21 Sep. 2026

Last year, the California Supreme Court upheld a lower court’s ruling that denying educational employment opportunities to undocumented students is discriminatory — signaling to supporters that the bill had a chance. — Tarini Mehta, Sacbee.com, 21 Sep. 2026

Another flawed decision is for any app to control all of the undocumented settings. — Dan Goodin, ArsTechnica, 21 Sep. 2026

Glass has been a staunch opponent of immigration and has supported the arrest of undocumented people living in Florida. — Devoun Cetoute, Miami Herald, 20 Sep. 2026

Word History

First Known Use

1867, in the meaning defined above