unconfessed

American  

[uhn-kuhn-fest] / ˌʌn kənˈfɛst /

adjective

1. not openly admitted; not declared to be true.

2. Christianity. not having confessed one's sins for absolution.

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Example Sentences

The next morning, as snow began to fall over Istanbul, I boarded the Taurus Express for Aleppo, brimming with unconfessed yearning.

From New York Times

And the longer a lie is unconfessed, the greater the threat it poses.

From New York Times

But for a medieval Catholic, the visceral fear was of dying with an unconfessed – and therefore unabsolved – mortal sin on your record.

From The Guardian

He gives an example of a spouse who has credit issues that go unconfessed, emerging when a loan application is filled out.

From The Wall Street Journal

I reread him more than any other author except…well, perhaps some matters are better left unconfessed.

From New York Times