UNARTICULATED Synonyms: 62 Similar and Opposite Words

unarticulated

adjective

Definition of unarticulated

as in irrational

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Recent Examples of unarticulated Director Maggie Gyllenhaal readily admits that the idea that Shelley left some piece of the story unarticulated is a fantasy of hers. — Sarah Shachat, IndieWire, 11 Mar. 2026 The stats are so much more concrete than my internal, unarticulated writerly goals. — Joshua Rothman, New Yorker, 9 Jan. 2026 Young spoke with Variety about the unarticulated rivalry that the Lost Boys have with one another, playing an adult with the mind of a child and working with a real-life sheep while staging his character’s grisly demise. — Leia Mendoza, Variety, 10 Sep. 2025 Lately, pop music has become even more reliant on visual shorthand, a series of unarticulated but essential codes, an unspoken, IYKYK insularity. — Amanda Petrusich, The New Yorker, 2 Dec. 2024 See All Example Sentences for unarticulated

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Adjective

For all the film focuses on Carlson’s irrational attempts to peg the murder on gay people, the actual gay man Tom disappears from the narrative for long periods of time.

— Alison Foreman, IndieWire, 31 July 2026
Retailers’ reputations as poor environments for technology innovation is not unjustified, but their behavior is not completely irrational either.

— Richard Kestenbaum, Forbes.com, 23 July 2026

Definition of irrational

Adjective

Which is not entirely unreasonable given this very specific set of circumstances.

— Brian Grubb, Vulture, 3 Aug. 2026
Recalls are issued when vehicle owners, regulators, or manufacturers determine that a potentially faulty component presents an unreasonable safety risk or fails to meet specified standards.

— Jim Gorzelany, Forbes.com, 31 July 2026

Definition of unreasonable

Adjective

As presented in the Gang’s illogical scapegoating, fear-mongering, and overall manipulative self-exoneration, the debate turned into a farce.

— Dennis Perkins, Entertainment Weekly, 28 July 2026
For instance, a sleep issue prompt yields varied advice depending on prior conversational context, occasionally making illogical leaps.

— Lance Eliot, Forbes.com, 26 July 2026

Definition of illogical

Adjective

The big reveal that Rey was really the still-not-dead Emperor’s grand-daughter was incoherent and kind of insulting.

— Adam Frank, Forbes.com, 31 July 2026
Moreover, whether intentional or the result of incoherent policy, ambiguity can allow both Washington and Tehran to claim wins.

— Erik Lin-Greenberg, Foreign Affairs, 31 July 2026

Definition of incoherent

Adjective

Even the most memorable new character, Forky (Tony Hale)—an endearingly daffy piece of plastic cutlery with a tendency toward self-harm—could only reinforce the sense that we were being served a load of flimsy, disposable goods.

— Justin Chang, New Yorker, 19 June 2026
The show's daffy, big-hearted mother hen revealed to TV Insider that fans can expect a torrent of emotions this season.

— Brianna Zigler, Entertainment Weekly, 8 June 2026

Definition of daffy

Adjective

The ongoing war between woke and anti-woke factions is a fatuous melodrama best left to the satirists.

— Theater Critic, Los Angeles Times, 29 June 2026
This fatuous facial gesture is immediately relatable but also, as Locke discusses below, one that can be read in a number of different ways.

— Andy Battaglia, ARTnews.com, 20 Nov. 2024

Definition of fatuous

Adjective

Having negotiated an extraordinary package — ending sanctions, unfreezing assets and establishing a $300 billion reparation fund — Iran made the seemingly nonsensical decision to pick a fight instead.

— Matthew Gould, Washington Post, 24 July 2026
None that were picked were direct questions about the stadium process, and two were nonsensical.

— Jon Greenberg, New York Times, 17 July 2026

Definition of nonsensical

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