unrecorded

adjective

un·​re·​cord·​ed ˌən-ri-ˈkȯr-dəd 

: not recorded: such as

a

: not written down or included in an official record

unrecorded folklore

previously unrecorded phenomenon/species

unrecorded property deeds

Until weather satellites became common in the 1970s, many tropical storms went unrecorded …

—Thomas Hayden

b

: not recorded on a disc, magnetic tape, etc.

an unrecorded interview/conversation

Synonyms of unrecorded

• undisclosed
• unlisted
• unregistered
• unspecified
• unidentified
• uncataloged

Examples of unrecorded in a Sentence

an unrecorded contribution to the scholarship fund

Recent Examples on the Web

The Biak myzomela was photographed in Indonesian Papua after being unrecorded for two decades. —Hanna Wickes, Charlotte Observer, 8 Apr. 2026

In the third lawsuit, a federal judge in Fort Myers, Florida, ruled the Everglades facility must provide detainees there with better access to their attorneys, as well as confidential, unmonitored, unrecorded outgoing legal calls. —Mike Schneider, Sun Sentinel, 7 Apr. 2026

Without an art education background, Joyner leaned on various Black scholars and cobbled together archival material from unrecorded shows. —Jake Kring-Schreifels, Washington Post, 7 Feb. 2026

The unusual approach allows even unrecorded events to be dramatized. —Georg Szalai, HollywoodReporter, 23 Jan. 2026

Word History

First Known Use

1577, in the meaning defined above

Rhymes for unrecorded

• prerecorded
• unrewarded
• accorded
• afforded
• awarded
• recorded
• rewarded
• boarded
• corded
• forded
• hoarded
• sordid

Legal Definition

unrecorded

adjective

un·​re·​cord·​ed

ˌən-ri-ˈkȯr-dəd

: not recorded

especially : not set down in the appropriate public record

had priority over an unrecorded security interest in the property