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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Relatives and friends of inmates, however, regularly tip off journalists to unreported outbreaks, and shortages of soap, gloves and masks. Miami Herald, 7 Nov. 2025 Advertisement The Humanitarian Research Lab at Yale School of Public Health utilized satellite images to corroborate the scene, as well as a previously unreported potential mass killing at an RSF detention site at the former Children’s Hospital. Rebecca Schneid, Time, 3 Nov. 2025 Strong infection-control policies at that time also helped reduce the potential for unreported or undetected Covid-19 cases, the researchers said. Deidre McPhillips, CNN Money, 31 Oct. 2025 The Sheriff’s Office believes that many incidents of agricultural theft go unreported, making the scale of the seasonal theft difficult to quantify. Jake Goodrick, Sacbee.com, 31 Oct. 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 12 Nov. 2025.

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