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unconfirmed

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

Definitions and examples are grouped by meaning. Pronunciation, history, word forms, translations, descendants, synonyms, antonyms, derived terms, and related words appear whenever the source provides them.

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Pronunciation

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1

adj

Meaning 1

Not finally established, settled or confirmed.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: not-comparable

Examples

  • We are hearing unconfirmed reports of an explosion.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

2

adj

Meaning 2

Not having undergone the ritual of confirmation.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: not-comparable

Topics: Christianity

No example sentence was provided for this meaning.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

3

adjective

Meaning 3

not finally established or settled

Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0

Examples

  • an unconfirmed letter of credit
  • unconfirmed rumors

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: confirmed

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 confirmed English unconfirmed From un- + confirmed.

Across languages

Translations

8 source translations are retained for this English entry.

  • Bulgarian: непроверен (neproveren) — not finally established, settled or confirmed
  • Danish: ubekræftet — not finally established, settled or confirmed
  • German: unbestätigt — not finally established, settled or confirmed
  • Norwegian Bokmål: ubekrefta — not finally established, settled or confirmed
  • Norwegian Bokmål: ubekreftet — not finally established, settled or confirmed
  • Norwegian Nynorsk: ubekrefta — not finally established, settled or confirmed
  • Russian: неподтверждённый (nepodtverždjónnyj) — not finally established, settled or confirmed
  • Swedish: obekräftad — not finally established, settled or confirmed
Real reading context

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