unmentioned

adjective

un·​men·​tioned ˌən-ˈmen(t)-shənd How to pronounce unmentioned (audio)
: not spoken of or alluded to : not mentioned
It should not go unmentioned that two of the last four county executives were former mayors of Yonkers.Phil Reisman

Examples of unmentioned in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web After two years in which the war in Ukraine was acknowledged at nearly every awards show, the conflict between Israel and Hamas has gone unmentioned at most ceremonies. Kyle Buchanan, New York Times, 28 Feb. 2024 Unlike in years past, the Globes’ troubles went largely unmentioned until Robert Downey Jr.’s wry acceptance speech for Best Supporting Actor. Alison Herman, Variety, 8 Jan. 2024 The film doesn’t pretend to be a complete look at Bernstein, and there are many aspects of both his life and career that go largely unmentioned. Bilge Ebiri, Vulture, 22 Nov. 2023 The 91 criminal counts Mr. Trump is charged with went unmentioned — both by the moderators and the candidates ostensibly running against him. Jonathan Swan, New York Times, 28 Sep. 2023 Of course there are many potentially rich chapters of Shorter’s story that remain unmentioned in Zero Gravity — his work with Steely Dan, say, or friendship with Tina Turner. Sheri Linden, The Hollywood Reporter, 22 Aug. 2023 In the state’s May executive budget, literacy largely went unmentioned. Troy Closson, New York Times, 2 Aug. 2023 The South is the birthplace of the modern environmental justice movement, but this goes unmentioned. Scott W. Stern, The New Republic, 26 June 2023 The pandemic goes unmentioned, but with so many Percys finding their way through these past few years, no mention is needed. Michael Phillips, Chicago Tribune, 21 June 2023

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Word History

First Known Use

1545, in the meaning defined above

Time Traveler
The first known use of unmentioned was in 1545

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“Unmentioned.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/unmentioned. Accessed 17 Apr. 2024.

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