unfiltered

[ uhn-fil-terd ]

adjective

1. not filtered:

   unfiltered water.

2. not having a filter:

   unfiltered cigarettes.

3. reality-based.

unfiltered

/ ʌnˈfɪltəd /

adjective

1. (of oil, coffee, smoke, etc) not having been passed through a filter
2. not having been toned down, censored, or edited

   unfiltered news sources

3. (of a cigarette) not having a filter tip

Word History and Origins

Origin of unfiltered¹

First recorded in 1770–80; un- ¹( def ) + filter ( def ) + -ed ²( def )

Example Sentences

But it’s rarer to get cast members’ unfiltered stances on political or social issues.

From Los Angeles Times

For white people, the idea of reclaiming what was “taken” from them is a real thing: jobs taken by immigrants, college admissions by affirmative action, unfiltered opinions by cancel culture, Christian values by women and the LGBTQ+ community – and since the end of segregation – athletics by Black people.

From Salon

Even if many, steeped in misinformation and bad vibes, said their vote was mostly about the prices on Doordash, Trump voters clearly did not see his ugly racism, unfiltered misogyny and attempted coup d’etat as disqualifying, or see any issue with restoring him to power sans checks and balances.

From Salon

Rogan, affable bro that he is, made Trump’s barely decipherable “weave” audible, if not intellectually accessible, from whichever comfortable place a listener prefers to receive the unfiltered blathering of a 78-year-old would-be autocrat.

From Salon

Hilariously, the unfiltered star also shared an encounter she had with Katy Perry regarding the toxicity of online fandoms.

From Salon