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unspoken

[ uhn-spoh-kuh n ]
/ ʌnˈspoʊ kən /
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adjective

implied or understood without being spoken or uttered.
not addressed (usually followed by to).
not talking; silent.

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RELATED WORDS

implied, implicit, tacit, inarticulate, mute, silent, understood, unexpressed, unsaid, inferred, intimated, invoiced, unstated

Nearby words

unspecified, unspectacular, unspent, unsphere, unspoiled, unspoken, unsporting, unsportsmanlike, unspotted, unstable, unstable angina

Origin of unspoken

First recorded in 1325–75, unspoken is from the Middle English word unspokyn. See un-1, spoken

Definition for unspoken (2 of 2)

unspeak

[ uhn-speek ]
/ ʌnˈspik /

verb (used with object), un·spoke, un·spo·ken, un·speak·ing. Obsolete.

to recant; unsay.

Origin of unspeak

First recorded in 1595–1605; un-2 + speak
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British Dictionary definitions for unspoken (1 of 2)

unspoken

/ (ʌnˈspəʊkən) /

adjective

understood without needing to be spoken; tacit
not uttered aloud

British Dictionary definitions for unspoken (2 of 2)

unspeak

/ (ʌnˈspiːk) /

verb -speaks, -speaking, -spoke or -spoken

an obsolete word for unsay
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