unrecognized

/ ʌnˈrɛkəɡˌnaɪzd /

adjective

1. not recognized or identified

   hitherto unrecognized planets

2. not given formal acknowledgment of legal status

   the unrecognized Communist Workers' Party

Example Sentences

He breaks the segment’s revenues down into cloud backlog, referring to the unrecognized revenue from long-term contracts, and on-demand, or the pay-as-you-go business.

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Scientists at the University of California, Davis report the discovery of a previously unrecognized trapdoor spider that lives in California's coastal sand dunes.

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They are unexceptional in content and artistic quality, but collectively they illustrate a black working- and middle-class culture largely unrecognized by outsiders.

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Political violence in the U.S. has risen in recent months and takes forms that go unrecognized.

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Heat, unlike more visible workplace hazards, often goes unreported and unrecognized, especially in industries where workers are temporary, undocumented or unfamiliar with their rights.

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Related Words

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• foreign 
• nameless 
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• unexplained 
• unexplored 
• unfamiliar 
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