unmediated

adjective

un·​me·​di·​at·​ed ˌən-ˈmē-dē-ˌā-təd 

: not mediated : not communicated or transformed by an intervening agency

experience unmediated by artifice

Synonyms of unmediated

• primary
• direct
• immediate

Examples of unmediated in a Sentence

photoshopped images have made people aware that a digital photograph is not necessarily an unmediated depiction of reality

Recent Examples on the Web

The comment section, that unmediated middle ground between creator and consumer, is where comparisons between The Tale of Genji and cell phone novels start to fall flat. — Literary Hub, 13 July 2026

Fewer are making the time for the first-hand, unmediated experience that produces original thought – and delivers impact. — Nell Derick Debevoise Dewey, Forbes.com, 30 June 2026

No one can tell you the unmediated objective truth about yourself because there is none. — Hallie Cantor, PEOPLE, 7 Apr. 2026

By rejecting such figures, ISIS was attempting something akin to the Protestant Reformation for Islam, in which the religion would be open to anyone who chose to believe, direct and unmediated. — Anand Gopal, New Yorker, 28 Feb. 2026

Word History

First Known Use

1648, in the meaning defined above

Rhymes for unmediated

• abdicated
• abrogated
• acclimated
• activated
• actuated
• adumbrated
• advocated
• aggravated
• aggregated
• agitated
• allocated
• alternated