unexpressed

American  

[uhn-ik-sprest] / ˌʌn ɪkˈsprɛst /

adjective

1. not expressed; not indicated or communicated, as in words, intimations, or the like.

   an unexpressed desire.

2. tacit; understood without explicit statement.

   an unexpressed agreement.

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unexpressed British  

/ ˌʌnɪkˈsprɛst /

adjective

1. not expressed or said

2. understood without being expressed

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Etymology

Origin of unexpressed

First recorded in 1555–65; un- ¹ + express + -ed ²

Example Sentences

Rose has few friends, perhaps because she has few unexpressed thoughts—and those thoughts tend toward the long-winded and uncompromising.

From The Wall Street Journal

And for her, public art is infrastructure — a way to build community and offer language for feelings that often go unexpressed.

From Los Angeles Times

It was just a trauma response to unexpressed emotions.

From The Wall Street Journal

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

We all have losses and grief that is unacknowledged and unexpressed.

From Los Angeles Times