unexpressed
Americanadjective
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not expressed; not indicated or communicated, as in words, intimations, or the like.
an unexpressed desire.
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tacit; understood without explicit statement.
an unexpressed agreement.
adjective
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not expressed or said
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understood without being expressed
Etymology
Origin of unexpressed
Example Sentences
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It was just a trauma response to unexpressed emotions.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Dec. 16, 2025
But all these things left unexpressed, Nora has no idea just how well she and her father know each other, even without words.
From Salon ● Nov. 23, 2025
Perhaps personal resentments had accumulated, unexpressed but still powerful.
From BBC ● Aug. 9, 2023
But she carries profound but unexpressed resentment over being the family breadwinner while also shouldering much of the parenting burden.
From Los Angeles Times ● Apr. 5, 2023
As was customary in their nineteen years of marriage, he left the grits on his plate untouched, an unexpressed but articulate declaration, rooted in geography, that the society he married into had not assimilated him.
From "The Great Santini" by Pat Conroy
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