adj · noun · 5 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot
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CMU ARPABET:AH0 N D AA1 K Y AH0 M EH0 N T IH0 D
Digits mark lexical stress: 1 primary, 2 secondary, 0 unstressed.
CMU ARPABET 2:AH0 N D AA1 K Y AH0 M EH0 N IH0 D
Digits mark lexical stress: 1 primary, 2 secondary, 0 unstressed.
1
adj
Meaning 1
Lacking instructions or reference material.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: not-comparable
Examples
Undocumented software can be very difficult to learn to use.
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
2
adj
Meaning 2
Not having official documents that provide identification, authorization, etc.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: not-comparable
No example sentence was provided for this meaning.
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
3
adj
Meaning 3
Not having official documents that provide identification, authorization, etc.
Not having official documentation required to legally enter, reside in, or work in a country.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: not-comparable
Examples
undocumented immigrant
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
4
noun
Meaning 4
Synonym of undocumented immigrant.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: informal
No example sentence was provided for this meaning.
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: undocumented immigrant
Antonyms: none provided
5
adjective
Meaning 5
lacking necessary documents (as for e.g. permission to live or work in a country)
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
Examples
undocumented aliens
undocumented tax deductions
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: documented
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 documented English undocumented From un- + documented.
Across languages
Translations
12 source translations are retained for this English entry.
Catalan:
indocumentat
— lacking documents for identification, authorization, etc.
Finnish:
paperiton
— lacking documents for identification, authorization, etc.
Galician:
indocumentado
— lacking documents for identification, authorization, etc.
Polish:
nieudokumentowany
— lacking documents for identification, authorization, etc.
Spanish:
indocumentado
— lacking documents for identification, authorization, etc.
Catalan:
indocumentat
— (of a person) not having official documentation to enter, reside in, or work in a country
Finnish:
rekisteröimätön
— (of a person) not having official documentation to enter, reside in, or work in a country
Finnish:
ilman asianmukaisia asiakirjoja
— (of a person) not having official documentation to enter, reside in, or work in a country
Galician:
indocumentado
— (of a person) not having official documentation to enter, reside in, or work in a country
Polish:
nieudokumentowany
— (of a person) not having official documentation to enter, reside in, or work in a country
Spanish:
indocumentado
— (of a person) not having official documentation to enter, reside in, or work in a country
Swedish:
papperslös
— (of a person) not having official documentation to enter, reside in, or work in a country