Standard Lemma guide

unacknowledged

adj · 3 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

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1

adj

Meaning 1

Not acknowledged.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

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2

adjective

Meaning 2

not recognized or admitted

Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0

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Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: acknowledged

3

adjective satellite

Meaning 3

not openly acknowledged

Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0

Examples

  • an unacknowledged emergency

Meaning relationships

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History

Etymology

Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *né Proto-Indo-European *n̥- Proto-Germanic *un- Proto-West Germanic *un- Old English un- Middle English un- English un- English acknowledged English unacknowledged From un- + acknowledged.

Across languages

Translations

9 source translations are retained for this English entry.

  • Bulgarian: непризнат (nepriznat) — not acknowledged
  • Finnish: tunnustamaton — not acknowledged
  • French: inavoué — not acknowledged
  • Greek: αγνωστοποίητος (agnostopoíitos) — not acknowledged
  • Irish: gan admháil — not acknowledged
  • Polish: nieuznany — not acknowledged
  • Romanian: nerecunoscut — not acknowledged
  • Russian: непри́знанный (nepríznannyj) — not acknowledged
  • Ukrainian: неви́знаний (nevýznanyj) — not acknowledged