unnoticed

adjective

un·​no·​ticed ˌən-ˈnō-təst How to pronounce unnoticed (audio)
: not seen or noticed
an unnoticed error
a change that has gone unnoticed

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But Meredith’s not laughing, and the back-and-forth escalates enough for Captain Jason, who was meant to join the women for dessert, to slip away from the table unnoticed. Tom Smyth, Vulture, 5 Nov. 2025 Many victims only realize something is wrong after small, unnoticed transactions slowly drain their accounts. Kurt Knutsson, FOXNews.com, 4 Nov. 2025 Still, Brunicke’s recent struggles have not gone unnoticed. Josh Yohe, New York Times, 3 Nov. 2025 My efforts to keep up had not gone unnoticed. Ryan Knighton, AFAR Media, 31 Oct. 2025 See All Example Sentences for unnoticed

Word History

First Known Use

1660, in the meaning defined above

Time Traveler
The first known use of unnoticed was in 1660

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

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