Thesaurus results for UNPERCEIVED

unperceived

adjective

Definition of unperceived

as in unsuspected

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Recent Examples of unperceived Einstein and relativity The early modern physicist Isaac Newton had presumed an unperceived yet real flow of time. — Adrian Bardon, The Conversation, 12 Nov. 2025 Marina, in economics, conveyed a lesson just as direct, but as yet unperceived. — Brian Domitrovic, Forbes.com, 19 July 2025 These cyclical characteristics didn’t go unperceived at the October 7 set, though. — Rachel Narozniak, Billboard, 10 Oct. 2022 Over time, the angle of these lines changed, suggesting to audience members that the direction of the pendulum’s travel was shifting under the influence of an unperceived rotational motion—that of Earth. — Alicia Ault, Smithsonian, 3 Feb. 2018

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That fact alone can embolden an unsuspected insider, who may have the ability to cause irreparable harm.

— Expert Panel®, Forbes.com, 10 Aug. 2026
This suggests that pigeons use a combination of the sun’s orientation and magnetic sensing to navigate—and the latter is a previously unsuspected mechanism for magnetic perception in animals.

— ArsTechnica, ArsTechnica, 28 May 2026

Definition of unsuspected

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Nicole Wyskoarko embodies that truth every day — a legal mastermind with an artist’s heart, who champions creators, protects creativity, and sees potential in people and ideas that might otherwise go unrecognized.

— Jem Aswad, Variety, 2 Sep. 2026
This often-unrecognized grief associated with the end of reproductive years can be significant even for women who do not want more children.

— Parents, Parents, 28 Aug. 2026

Definition of unrecognized

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The point of the law, Brown said, is to give potentially unaware or financially vulnerable homeowners time to think, and perhaps time to consider other offers, or to investigate the true value of their homes.

— Eric Adler, Kansas City Star, 4 Sep. 2026
When white people get beaten up or injured, as gravely as by torture or as dramatically as in a car chase, the police appear to be unaware or indifferent, as do Black and white townspeople alike.

— Richard Brody, New Yorker, 4 Sep. 2026

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