unacknowledged

/ ˌʌnəkˈnɒlɪdʒd /

adjective

1. not having been acknowledged or recognized

   unacknowledged legislators of the world

Example Sentences

To me there seems to be a mismatch, an unacknowledged element to the definition, which is that it has to counter some official narratives.

From Salon

When people died, the use of sedation often went unacknowledged publicly and unquestioned by investigators.

From Seattle Times

The aftershocks — often unacknowledged in the years before mental health struggles were more widely recognized — led to some survivors suffering insomnia, dropping out of school, or disengaging from their spouses or families.

From Seattle Times

Mankiewicz’s work often went unacknowledged, but he’d helped give the 1930s comedies the rat-a-tat rhythm of he and his friends ping-ponging jokes around the Algonquin Round Table.

From Los Angeles Times

"For too long the courage you showed has been unacknowledged. For this, we offer both our deepest apologies and our sincere admiration."

From Salon

Related Words

• classified
• confidential
• covert
• furtive
• hush-hush
• restricted
• secretive
• surreptitious