Standard Lemma guide

undocumented

adj · noun · 5 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.

Sound

Pronunciation

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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
Real reading context

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