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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The garden was his other possible life, the voice unused and everything left unsaid. Literary Hub, 2 Oct. 2025 That anger was repeatedly cast beyond Tyler Robinson, the Utah man charged with slaying Kirk whose name went unsaid throughout the day’s services. Ronald J. Hansen, AZCentral.com, 22 Sep. 2025 The recent solar eclipse in Virgo lit up your community and friendship sector, and now Libra Season and the Equinox turn your focus inward — to the hidden, the unsaid, the subconscious aspects of life (and of your own psyche). Dossé-Via Trenou, Refinery29, 21 Sep. 2025 Today, this exercise is used in classrooms and workshops to teach brevity, intentionality, and the art of what’s left unsaid. Rodger Dean Duncan, Forbes.com, 16 Sep. 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 7 Oct. 2025.

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