unclassified

[uhn-klas-uh-fahyd]

adjective

1. not assigned to a class or category; not arranged according to characteristics.

   Reported instances fall into two main types, with a few unclassified anomalies.

2. (of data, documents, etc.) not belonging to a category that is restricted for reasons of security; not secret.

   unclassified plans; unclassified information.

unclassified

/ ʌnˈklæsɪˌfaɪd /

adjective

1. not arranged in any specific order or grouping

2. (of information) not possessing a security classification

3. (of football results) not arranged in any special order or in divisions

Word History and Origins

Origin of unclassified¹

First recorded in 1860–65; un- ¹ + classified

Example Sentences

Gen. Pam Bondi, whom the legislation compels to make available “all unclassified records, documents, communications and investigative materials” in the Department of Justice’s possession no later than 30 days after the legislation becoming law.

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Known as the Epstein Files Transparency Act, the aim of the bill is to make the justice department release all unclassified records, documents, communications, and investigative materials linked to Jeffrey Epstein.

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He described the records as "unclassified, shared only with his immediate family, and known to the FBI as far back as 2021".

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Replacing that document is a 21-page agreement that warns reporters against “soliciting” information, including unclassified material, without the Pentagon’s official authorization, characterizing individuals who do so as a “security risk.”

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A video accompanying the social-media post showed footage marked “unclassified” of a boat being blown up.

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Related Words

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• nameless 
• unknown 
• unnamed