Standard Lemma guide

unsaid

adj · verb · 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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  • rhymes with -ɛd
  • CMU ARPABET: AH0 N S EH1 D Digits mark lexical stress: 1 primary, 2 secondary, 0 unstressed.

1

adj

Meaning 1

Unspoken.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: not-comparable

Examples

  • We discussed the terms, but the methods were left unsaid.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

2

verb

Meaning 2

simple past and past participle of unsay

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: form-of, participle, past

No example sentence was provided for this meaning.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

3

adjective satellite

Meaning 3

not made explicit

Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0

Examples

  • the unexpressed terms of the agreement
  • things left unsaid
  • some kind of unspoken agreement
  • his action is clear but his reason remains unstated

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: unexpressed, unstated, unuttered, unverbalized, unverbalised, unvoiced, unspoken

Antonyms: none provided

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 said English unsaid From un- + said.

See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.