UNDOCUMENTED Synonyms: 49 Similar and Opposite Words

undocumented

adjective

Definition of undocumented

as in hypothetical

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Recent Examples of undocumented But Trump responded by urging Congress to adopt through legislation the restrictions against allowing the children of temporary visitors or undocumented immigrants become citizens. — Maureen Groppe, USA Today, 1 July 2026 This phrase has become a rallying cry for activists who say that undocumented migrants and other foreigners in South Africa have taken away jobs from those who were born there. — Rebecca Schneid, Time, 1 July 2026 Some of those arrested were undocumented migrants detained for violating immigration rules, while others were arrested for public violence, harboring ‌illegal immigrants and robbery. — Reuters, NBC news, 1 July 2026 Every employee has learned the undocumented rules that actually govern their organization. — Caitlin Hewes, Forbes.com, 1 July 2026 See All Example Sentences for undocumented

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Star City takes us to the other side of the Iron Curtain, exploring this hypothetical scenario from the Soviet side.

— Erik Kain, Forbes.com, 12 July 2026
In the Green New Deal discussion, though, this hypothetical meat ban effectively functioned as metaphorical shortcut for progressive political overreach.

— David Rooney, The Conversation, 10 July 2026

Definition of hypothetical

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Meanwhile literary fiction and in particular speculative fiction proves fertile for probing worst case scenarios in a world where technology outpaces human innovation.

— Caroline Reilly, Forbes.com, 10 July 2026
The speculative boom has faded, estimates have become more realistic, and collectors who once competed aggressively for rare Burgundy and Bordeaux wines are taking their time.

— George Nelson for ArtNews, Robb Report, 9 July 2026

Definition of speculative

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There's an apocryphal story about its creations; supposedly Kryptonite was invented so Superman's voice actor Bud Collyer could take vacations while the Man of Steel was incapacitated.

— James Grebey, Time, 26 June 2026
Some of it’s just apocryphal - things that people want to believe.

— Jim Ryan, Forbes.com, 12 June 2026

Definition of apocryphal

Adjective

The idea remained largely theoretical until institutional acceptance of crypto, a friendlier regulatory environment and war in the Middle East pushed oil back to the center of investor attention just as Energy Substantiation prepared to launch.

— Mia Gindis, Fortune, 9 July 2026
James DiFrisco, a philosopher of theoretical biology at the Francis Crick Institute in London, thinks not.

— Quanta Magazine, Quanta Magazine, 8 July 2026

Definition of theoretical

Adjective

Moore said that no matter how famous a host or a guest is, or how elaborate and slick a production is, an unauthentic product will not resonate with audiences.

— Yahya Salem, CNN Money, 9 Nov. 2025
Inaccurate debunks Amid the recycled imagery, authentic pictures of National Guard members sleeping on the floor of a federal building in Los Angeles this week were falsely described as old or unauthentic.

— Emma Li, CBS News, 11 June 2025

Definition of unauthentic

Adjective

Carrington, who died in 2011, devoted the final 17 years of her life to creating bronze figures and masks, conjuring her chimeric cast out of the canvas and into our own.

— Tessa Solomon, ARTnews.com, 13 June 2026
To overcome the tumor microenvironment, researchers have developed a treatment called chimeric antigen receptor T cell therapy, known as CAR-T therapy for short.

— Charles J. Dimitroff, The Conversation, 12 June 2026

Definition of chimerical

Adjective

But a wiser course might be to emphasize a kind of counter-nostalgia, reclaiming a mythic past for the forces of tolerance and democratic generosity.

— Ann Manov, Harpers Magazine, 30 June 2026
Together, the band brings to life a mythic world of ancient heroes and villains, attracting an excited audience of headbangers and fantasy fanatics, many of whom show up in costume.

— Steve Appleford, SPIN, 29 June 2026

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