unsaid

¹

[uhn-sed]

verb

1. simple past tense and past participle of unsay.

unsaid

²

[uhn-sed]

adjective

1. not said; thought but not mentioned or discussed; unstated.

   It was best left unsaid.

unsaid

/ ʌnˈsɛd /

adjective

1. not said or expressed; unspoken

Word History and Origins

Origin of unsaid¹

before 1000; Middle English unsa ( i ) d, Old English unsǣd; un- ¹, said ¹

Example Sentences

Lentils contain non-heme iron, which is poorly absorbed unless accompanied by food containing vitamin C, all of which the physician left unsaid.

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Left unsaid is how Argentina would repay the U.S.

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The material could easily have tilted into melodramatic TV territory, but Redford handled it with a steady, unshowy touch, letting pain seep through pauses, glances and the things left unsaid.

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On a night when so much had been left unsaid about what brought them to Santa Monica, he focused on his team’s performance in the postgame huddle.

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And, again, it leaves you wondering what else was left unsaid.

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