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unsent

adj · 2 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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  • rhymes with -ɛnt

1

adj

Meaning 1

Not yet sent or transmitted.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: not-comparable

Examples

  • I had several unsent e-mails in my pending file.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

2

adjective

Meaning 2

not dispatched or transmitted

Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0

Examples

  • the letter remained unwritten and unsent

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: sent

History

Etymology

From Middle English unsent, equivalent to un- + sent.