: kept private or hidden : not reported
unreported income
an incident that went largely unreported

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This is in part because these drugs are most often used recreationally, so harms go unreported. Dawn Fallik, Scientific American, 11 Aug. 2026 Many lightning incidents go unreported, especially in the Global South, where there may be poor internet accessibility, civil unrest or cultural beliefs that attribute lightning strikes to supernatural forces. Daile Zhang, The Conversation, 10 Aug. 2026 There are reports of cyberattacks on water systems in a dozen states, but because there's no federal regulation requiring local utilities to report hacks, more may have gone unreported, Garcia said. Aimee Picchi, CBS News, 6 Aug. 2026 The office cautioned that the actual number of rapes are likely higher due because many cases go unreported by the victims due to fear of reprisal and stigmatization. Jacqueline Charles, Miami Herald, 6 Aug. 2026 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 13 Aug. 2026.

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