UNCLARIFIED Synonyms: 71 Similar and Opposite Words

unclarified

adjective

Definition of unclarified

as in unfiltered

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Recent Examples of unclarified This staging sticks with that unclarified script, seeming to incorporate Johnson’s death into its many vagaries. — Vulture, 16 Dec. 2022 The National Court Reporters Association also openly challenged the proposal of electronic recording devices, saying one unclarified or inaudible word during key testimony could make or break a case. — Caleb Lunetta, San Diego Union-Tribune, 11 Nov. 2022 The circumstances of Libby's husband's death become less coherent every time they're broached, the screenplay suggesting complications that go unclarified and unexplored. — Sheri Linden, The Hollywood Reporter, 9 Apr. 2020 During the conference, any of your further questions and the ones that are left unclarified in this email will be answered clearly and satisfactorily. — Dan Goodin, Ars Technica, 13 Nov. 2017 The unfiltered, unclarified, and sharp-tasting Untended 2009, Anderson Valley Chardonnay sold out fast. — Rebecca Coffey, Discover Magazine, 26 Sep. 2011

Recent Examples of Synonyms for unclarified

Adjective

That is the true, unfiltered version of our terrible stage-parent pride.

— Alyssa Rotunno, InStyle, 4 July 2026
The bottles of funky unfiltered wine that line the shelves of Apiri Greek Eatery in hip, central Heraklion—Crete’s largest city with a leafy, Venetian history-addled center—are proof.

— Shannon McMahon, Condé Nast Traveler, 1 July 2026

Definition of unfiltered

Adjective

Some of the ways a person can get infected is by drinking untreated water, washing or watering fresh produce with contaminated water, or swallowing contaminated water from swimming pools, hot tubs and lakes, according to Cleveland Clinic.

— Michelle Marchante July 10, Miami Herald, 10 July 2026
Mark Levine, the city's comptroller, said this current cluster of cases is from a contaminated cooling tower, and not a water system.

— Amethyst Martinez, USA Today, 10 July 2026

Definition of contaminated

Adjective

Close to half of the cases of foodborne illness caused by Vibrio vulnificus have resulted in death, and some within 24 hours after consumption of tainted shellfish such as raw oysters.

— Stephanie Armour, CBS News, 1 July 2026
Another juvenile in detention passed around the tainted jug, according to the suit.

— James Queally, Los Angeles Times, 30 June 2026

Definition of tainted

Adjective

If your oregano, mint, or other herbs have begun to flower, give them a hard haircut and a little diluted fertilizer.

— Andy Wilcox, Better Homes & Gardens, 1 July 2026
By contrast, brewing coffee takes several minutes, resulting in a lighter, more diluted drink.

— Alexandra Emanuelli, Southern Living, 26 June 2026

Definition of diluted

Adjective

Such tools helped the New York Yankees make stars out of two unrefined college players, right-hander Cam Schlittler, a seventh-rounder out of Northeastern, and first baseman Ben Rice, a 12th-rounder out of Dartmouth.

— Ken Rosenthal, New York Times, 24 June 2026
Lucas Blalock likewise finds tragicomic potential in photography itself, inverting Photoshop as a mere tool of postproduction to foreground it as generative and creative, leaving visible traces of labor in ugly edits and unrefined refinements.

— Eugenie Brinkema, ARTnews.com, 14 June 2026

Definition of unrefined

Adjective

If one neighborhood is highly polluted but nearby communities aren’t, county-level averages would show an overall low level of pollution – even though the more detailed information would reveal a major problem to be addressed in one particular area.

— Mark Axelrod, The Conversation, 30 June 2026
Mayflies lay up to 10,000 eggs in the water, and their nymphs can't survive in water that is polluted.

— Karen Brewer Grossman, Southern Living, 29 June 2026

Definition of polluted

Adjective

Wise’s wistful songwriting is retained, but completely missing is his intentionally impure palette.

— Billie Bugara, Pitchfork, 7 Mar. 2026
Kanto practitioners believe that women cannot participate because, according to Japan's Shinto religion, women's blood from menstruation and childbirth is considered impure for the purpose of religious rituals.

— Anthony Kuhn, NPR, 3 Nov. 2025

Definition of impure

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