as in unspoken
understood although not put into words
they shared an unexpressed but nevertheless deep affection
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Recent Examples of unexpressed
And for her, public art is infrastructure — a way to build community and offer language for feelings that often go unexpressed.
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Yamlek Mojica, Los Angeles Times, 10 Feb. 2026
Studies on emotional suppression demonstrate that unexpressed dissatisfaction increases stress, emotional withdrawal and negative interpretations of partner behavior.
—Mark Travers, Forbes.com, 15 Jan. 2026
If Chuan isn’t ready to go it alone and embrace the Hollywood ending Li-li’s world has destined for her, the vocabulary for her suffering may be better not known at all than merely unexpressed.
—Adam Solomons, IndieWire, 4 Sep. 2025
Louie is summoned to the apartment of Joe Black, a higher-up gangster played by John Malkovich with a manner so quizzical yet threatening that his voice just about quivers with unexpressed rage.
—Owen Gleiberman, Variety, 3 Sep. 2025
All season long, everyone has been too busy contemplating their own unexpressed feelings to act on them.
—Kathleen Walsh, Vulture, 13 Aug. 2025
Lack of money is an underlying stress that the film leaves unexpressed and unexplored.
—Richard Brody, The New Yorker, 13 Dec. 2024
All of the unexpressed love is what grief manifests.
—Shania Russell, EW.com, 20 Oct. 2024
Yamlek Mojica, Los Angeles Times, 10 Feb. 2026
Studies on emotional suppression demonstrate that unexpressed dissatisfaction increases stress, emotional withdrawal and negative interpretations of partner behavior.
—Mark Travers, Forbes.com, 15 Jan. 2026
If Chuan isn’t ready to go it alone and embrace the Hollywood ending Li-li’s world has destined for her, the vocabulary for her suffering may be better not known at all than merely unexpressed.
—Adam Solomons, IndieWire, 4 Sep. 2025
Louie is summoned to the apartment of Joe Black, a higher-up gangster played by John Malkovich with a manner so quizzical yet threatening that his voice just about quivers with unexpressed rage.
—Owen Gleiberman, Variety, 3 Sep. 2025
All season long, everyone has been too busy contemplating their own unexpressed feelings to act on them.
—Kathleen Walsh, Vulture, 13 Aug. 2025
Lack of money is an underlying stress that the film leaves unexpressed and unexplored.
—Richard Brody, The New Yorker, 13 Dec. 2024
All of the unexpressed love is what grief manifests.
—Shania Russell, EW.com, 20 Oct. 2024
Recent Examples of Synonyms for unexpressed
unspoken
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Here the strings underline the lyric’s unspoken threat and give a spiky subtext to the silky vocals.—
Harry Tafoya,
Pitchfork,
19 Feb. 2026
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Hoeness, the honorary president who played for Bayern from 1970 to 1979, rarely has an unspoken thought, especially about the standard of the team or the quality of coaching, meaning that plenty of scrutiny comes from inside the club, from seemingly unimpeachable figures.—
The Athletic Staff,
New York Times,
15 Feb. 2026
Cite this Entry
“Unexpressed.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/unexpressed. Accessed 27 Feb. 2026.
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