unseen

adjective

Definition of unseennext
as in hidden
not seen or able to be seen unseen dangers He escaped unseen.

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Recent Examples of unseen Always assume items have unseen germs or pests and clean them accordingly before bringing them into your home. — Brandee Gruener, Southern Living, 1 Aug. 2026 Dalton then brought the unseen character to life in Saul season four, nearly a decade after Odenkirk, as Saul, first said his name on the 2009 episode of Bad. — Brian Davids, HollywoodReporter, 31 July 2026 The news release said drownings occur quickly and are often unseen. — Caroline Zimmerman, Kansas City Star, 30 July 2026 The post consisted of unseen footage of Robin Williams on the set of the tragic coming-of-age comedy, which released in theaters 30 years ago next month. — Ryan Coleman, Entertainment Weekly, 30 July 2026 See All Example Sentences for unseen
Recent Examples of Synonyms for unseen
  1. hidden
  2. invisible
  3. faint
  4. inconspicuous
  5. indistinct
  6. imperceptible
  7. slight
Adjective
  • Everyone took the Meta keyword tag seriously and the practice of utilizing ‘white text on a white background’ to hide hidden keywords was a legitimate tactic that webmasters would use to include keywords in their website for search engine crawlers.
    — Alan Bradley, ArsTechnica, 7 Aug. 2026
  • The 5-star LSU commitment answered 11 questions below ranging from extending Stephenson’s NFL legacy to his hidden talent.
    — Jack Leo, AJC.com, 7 Aug. 2026
Definition of hidden
Adjective
  • Top down, paddle shifters playing tunes with the twin-turbo V-8, laser-precise steering channeling the car through turn after turn as if guided by invisible rails.
    — Howard Walker, Robb Report, 7 Aug. 2026
  • In other words, the Reply All option makes your reply visible by distributing it to the visible, not invisible, recipient list.
    — Davey Winder, Forbes.com, 7 Aug. 2026
Definition of invisible
Adjective
  • Your morning of chores or physical activity has imbued you with a sense of achievement and a faint, pleasurable languor.
    — AJ Willingham, AJC.com, 8 Aug. 2026
  • Because the new moon coincides almost exactly with the shower’s maximum, moonlight won’t wash out faint meteors, making 2026 one of the best Perseid displays in recent memory.
    — Jamie Carter, Forbes.com, 7 Aug. 2026
Definition of faint
Adjective
  • Test it in an inconspicuous area first to make sure there’s no damage.
    — Karen Brewer Grossman, Southern Living, 18 July 2026
  • Ezra stays inconspicuous by filming the lines with a pair of Ray-Ban Meta sunglasses, which synch with his iPhone.
    — David Kamp, New Yorker, 29 June 2026
Definition of inconspicuous
Adjective
  • Yet cycling’s code of ethics is both large and indistinct; the scale of Pogačar’s dominance threatens its traditions.
    — Jacob Whitehead, New York Times, 26 July 2026
  • There, a holiday somewhere hot and indistinct, the only clear memory compressed into the feeling of rough grains of sand studding her feet.
    — Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 13 July 2026
Definition of indistinct
Adjective
  • The contact was imperceptible to the naked eye, but a space-age sensor in the ball had confirmed it.
    — Los Angeles Times, Los Angeles Times, 12 July 2026
  • The tool, developed by independent AI engineer Luke Geel, analyzes past results and players’ activity—from posture to blink rate—spotting connections that might be imperceptible to the average viewer but visible to top pros.
    — Jacob Feldman, Sportico.com, 3 July 2026
Definition of imperceptible
Adjective
  • Sale appeared to have a slight hitch in his leg before starting his motion when he was called for his third career balk.
    — ABC News, ABC News, 8 Aug. 2026
  • And earlier this week, the Job Openings and Labor Turnover Survey for June showed a slight pickup in hiring and quits (an indicator of employee confidence) while layoffs were essentially unchanged.
    — Alicia Wallace, CNN Money, 7 Aug. 2026
Definition of slight

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