unpublished

adjective

un·​pub·​lished ˌən-ˈpə-blisht 

: not published: such as

a

: not released for public distribution or sale

an unpublished book/manuscript

b

: having no works that have been published

an unpublished author

Examples of unpublished in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web

Since Salinger’s death in 2010, his family-run estate has teased plans to release his unpublished works created after his retirement from public life in the mid-1960s. — Adam Messinger, Los Angeles Times, 16 July 2026

Just six miles from the house where Theodor Geisel illustrated his famous characters, the archives contain old sketches, drafts and unpublished works. — Clare Mulroy, USA Today, 15 July 2026

During his years in exile, Osip Mandelstam was denied the right to work for any publication or publishing house; translation jobs were canceled, his writing went unpublished. — Literary Hub, 10 July 2026

An unpublished version of a new 17-page rule viewable in the Federal Register includes one sentence about Commerce's Bureau of Industry and Security favorably reviewing applications involving MGX semiconductors and servers bound for the UAE. — Luke Fountain, CNBC, 10 July 2026

Word History

First Known Use

1587, in the meaning defined above

Rhymes for unpublished

• published
• republished