unpublished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an unpublished book/manuscript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an unpublished author

Examples of unpublished in a Sentence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

Out of six children whose parents allowed testing, two were found to have reversion — one with maternal mitochondrial levels up to 12% and the other with levels as high as 72% — according to unpublished data shared with STAT. — Megan Molteni, STAT, 3 Nov. 2026

Findings of no effect tend to either be shuffled off to low-profile journals or left behind as unpublished lab lore. — ArsTechnica, 2 Nov. 2026

Writing, the Other Life, a volume of her letters, interviews, previously unpublished diaries, and essays about her literary and political contributions, is now available in English. — Jasmine Vojdani, Vulture, 27 Oct. 2026

This unpublished work could be a test of an argument rather than endorse the model, Del Santo wrote in a analysis paper. — Ameya Paleja, Interesting Engineering, 23 Oct. 2026

Word History

First Known Use

1587, in the meaning defined above

Rhymes for unpublished

• published
• republished