unreported

adjective

un·​re·​port·​ed ˌən-ri-ˈpȯr-təd How to pronounce unreported (audio)
: kept private or hidden : not reported
unreported income
an incident that went largely unreported

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The study, part of the club’s Poach and Pay Project, indicates that more than 95 percent of wildlife crimes go unreported and unprosecuted. Andrew McKean, Outdoor Life, 11 Sep. 2025 Zachary Bales, deputy chief for the department, said 80% of the ShotSpotter gunfire alerts go unreported by residents. Mathew Miranda, Sacbee.com, 10 Sep. 2025 At the time, estimates suggested that about 85% of tip income went unreported by workers in food and beverage, beauty and barber services, gambling, and taxicab businesses. Kelly Phillips Erb, Forbes.com, 6 Sep. 2025 Their accounts include previously unreported details about the turmoil unfolding at one of the nation’s leading health agencies. Dominique Mosbergen, Time, 5 Sep. 2025 See All Example Sentences for unreported

Word History

First Known Use

1576, in the meaning defined above

Time Traveler
The first known use of unreported was in 1576

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“Unreported.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/unreported. Accessed 17 Sep. 2025.

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