unsaid

adjective

un·​said ˌən-ˈsed How to pronounce unsaid (audio)
: not said
especially : not spoken aloud

Examples of unsaid in a Sentence

I think that some things are better left unsaid.
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Left largely unsaid by all parties involved is the financial situation Tucker is in. Phil Rogers, Forbes.com, 20 Aug. 2025 The unsaid end part of that sentence is … no matter how good Jaxson Dart looks right now. Mike Sando, New York Times, 19 Aug. 2025 Left unsaid is that no one needs to. Steven Zeitchik, HollywoodReporter, 13 Aug. 2025 Most are romantic dramas that burn either with things left unsaid in order to maintain appearances or with aspirations of class mobility. Elle Carroll, Vulture, 11 Aug. 2025 See All Example Sentences for unsaid

Word History

First Known Use

before the 12th century, in the meaning defined above

Time Traveler
The first known use of unsaid was before the 12th century

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“Unsaid.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/unsaid. Accessed 9 Sep. 2025.

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