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unwritten

adjective

Synonyms and Antonyms of unwritten

made or carried on through speaking rather than in writing
  • an unwritten contract may not be enforceable
Synonyms of unwritten

nuncupative, oral, spoken, verbal, viva voce, word-of-mouth
Words Related to unwritten

consensual, implicit, informal

articulated, verbalized

given, pronounced, said, sounded, stated, told, voiced
Near Antonyms of unwritten

explicit, formal
Antonyms of unwritten

paper, written

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