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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 And still unseen are expected Air Foamposite Pro releases tied to the LSU Tigers, Ohio State Buckeyes and TCU Horned Frogs. — Riley Jones, Footwear News, 20 Sep. 2026 The exhibition also incorporates previously unseen materials from the José Gómez Sicre Visual Archive. — Dennys Matos, Miami Herald, 17 Sep. 2026 The discovery of Neptune in 1846 demonstrated that an unseen planet might be inferred from its gravitational effects on other worlds. — Micah Hanks, Space.com, 14 Sep. 2026 Underfoot, the bog is squishy and resilient, with unseen holes here and there. — Rivka Galchen, New Yorker, 14 Sep. 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
  • Behind a vault door is a hidden passage leading to a former speakeasy.
    — Abby Montanez, Robb Report, 18 Sep. 2026
  • The result is fabrics that give a rigid look with hidden stretch performance.
    — Fairchild Studio, Footwear News, 17 Sep. 2026
Definition of hidden
Adjective
  • New leaders can lose credibility by fixing the visible technology before understanding the invisible dependencies around it.
    — Expert Panel®, Forbes.com, 18 Sep. 2026
  • Kyle Tucker has been terrible, then worse, then mostly invisible.
    — Los Angeles Times, Los Angeles Times, 17 Sep. 2026
Definition of invisible
Adjective
  • With the Marlins clinging to faint playoff hopes, Alcantara came out of the bullpen for the first time in nine years and closed out a 4-3 victory over the Arizona Diamondbacks.
    — ABC News, ABC News, 17 Sep. 2026
  • To answer these questions, a team of astronomers searched further afield, looking for faint satellite galaxies around three galaxies.
    — Robert Lea, Space.com, 17 Sep. 2026
Definition of faint
Adjective
  • When in doubt, test your cleaning solution on an inconspicuous spot first.
    — Jessica Safavimehr, Southern Living, 17 Sep. 2026
  • Mist dry clothing between wears, smooth wrinkles by hand and test an inconspicuous area first on delicate fabrics.
    — Ryan Brennan, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 15 Sep. 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
  • Behaviorists emphasized observable behavior, which could be measured experimentally, and generally avoided using imperceptible internal mental states to explain behavior.
    — Encyclopedia Britannica, Encyclopedia Britannica, 8 Sep. 2026
  • That nearly imperceptible shift in the winds drifting from the nearest football stadium?
    — Matt Piper, New York Times, 5 Sep. 2026
Definition of imperceptible
Adjective
  • Concerns about this recent deceleration aside, a slight quarter-to-quarter boost is obviously preferable to the bundle’s comparable loss of 953,000 customers between the first and second quarters of this year.
    — Anthony Crupi, Sportico.com, 23 Sep. 2026
  • There’s only a slight chance for thunderstorms over the weekend and the sun icon, missing for days and days, now shines on its main webpage.
    — Howard Cohen, Miami Herald, 23 Sep. 2026
Definition of slight

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“Unseen.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/unseen. Accessed 25 Sep. 2026.

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