unseal

verb

un·​seal ˌən-ˈsēl 

unsealed; unsealing; unseals

transitive verb

: to break or remove the seal of : open

Examples of unseal in a Sentence

The court unsealed the documents in the Douglas trial today.

Recent Examples on the Web

In 2015, after David Greenglass died, his 1950 grand-jury testimony was unsealed. — Amy Weiss-Meyer, The Atlantic, 10 July 2026

Welfy Espinal, 25, and Lenyn Toribio, 27, were charged in a federal indictment unsealed in June with interstate stalking resulting in death for the shocking slay of 24-year-old Jeremy Ortega in April 2025. — Roni Jacobson, New York Daily News, 9 July 2026

Three separate federal indictments unsealed Tuesday lay out alleged crimes across California, including kidnapping, murder and drug trafficking. — Brittny Mejia, Los Angeles Times, 7 July 2026

The federal indictment was filed on April 15 and unsealed on June 23, prosecutors said. — Sara Tenenbaum, CBS News, 1 July 2026

Word History

First Known Use

12th century, in the meaning defined above

Rhymes for unseal

• abele
• alkyl
• anneal
• appeal
• cartwheel
• conceal
• congeal
• coquille
• corneal
• cornmeal
• flywheel
• genteel

Kids Definition

unseal

verb

un·​seal ˌən-ˈsē(ə)l 

ˈən-

: to break or remove the seal of