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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For hotel guests who slept under the bat colony, a seemingly harmless bat encounter could have gone unreported. Beth Mole, ArsTechnica, 13 Aug. 2025 ShotSpotter has shown over the past three years that nearly half of all shooting instances within the coverage areas go unreported, Stemmet said. R. Christian Smith, Chicago Tribune, 8 Aug. 2025 The report also noted that the number of previous attacks may be even higher than recorded, as many go unreported. Bruna Horvath, NBC news, 27 July 2025 This reality often goes unreported and there’s no public outcry against these Democratic governors. Sun Sentinel Editorial Board, Sun Sentinel, 23 July 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 24 Aug. 2025.

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