unexpressed
adjective
un·ex·pressed
ˌən-ik-ˈsprest 
Examples of unexpressed in a Sentence
they shared an unexpressed but nevertheless deep affection
Recent Examples on the Web
If Chuan isn’t ready to go it alone and embrace the Hollywood ending Li-li’s world has destined for her, the vocabulary for her suffering may be better not known at all than merely unexpressed.
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Adam Solomons, IndieWire, 4 Sep. 2025
Louie is summoned to the apartment of Joe Black, a higher-up gangster played by John Malkovich with a manner so quizzical yet threatening that his voice just about quivers with unexpressed rage.
—Owen Gleiberman, Variety, 3 Sep. 2025
All season long, everyone has been too busy contemplating their own unexpressed feelings to act on them.
—Kathleen Walsh, Vulture, 13 Aug. 2025
Passive Resistance When left unexpressed, where does anger go?
—Mark Travers, Forbes.com, 16 July 2025
Lack of money is an underlying stress that the film leaves unexpressed and unexplored.
—Richard Brody, The New Yorker, 13 Dec. 2024
All of the unexpressed love is what grief manifests.
—Shania Russell, EW.com, 20 Oct. 2024
Excessive pressure to succeed can lead to stress, with negative behaviors becoming outlets for unexpressed anxiety.
—Mark Travers, Forbes, 18 Oct. 2024
Look each other in the eye to make sure neither of you walks away from this session with hard feelings or unexpressed frustrations.
—Carolyn Hax, Washington Post, 17 Mar. 2024
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Adam Solomons, IndieWire, 4 Sep. 2025
Louie is summoned to the apartment of Joe Black, a higher-up gangster played by John Malkovich with a manner so quizzical yet threatening that his voice just about quivers with unexpressed rage.
—Owen Gleiberman, Variety, 3 Sep. 2025
All season long, everyone has been too busy contemplating their own unexpressed feelings to act on them.
—Kathleen Walsh, Vulture, 13 Aug. 2025
Passive Resistance When left unexpressed, where does anger go?
—Mark Travers, Forbes.com, 16 July 2025
Lack of money is an underlying stress that the film leaves unexpressed and unexplored.
—Richard Brody, The New Yorker, 13 Dec. 2024
All of the unexpressed love is what grief manifests.
—Shania Russell, EW.com, 20 Oct. 2024
Excessive pressure to succeed can lead to stress, with negative behaviors becoming outlets for unexpressed anxiety.
—Mark Travers, Forbes, 18 Oct. 2024
Look each other in the eye to make sure neither of you walks away from this session with hard feelings or unexpressed frustrations.
—Carolyn Hax, Washington Post, 17 Mar. 2024
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“Unexpressed.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/unexpressed. Accessed 4 Nov. 2025.
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