unsaid

¹

[ uhn-sed ]

verb

1. simple past tense and past participle of unsay.

unsaid

²

[ uhn-sed ]

adjective

1. not said; thought but not mentioned or discussed; unstated:

   It was best left unsaid.

unsaid

/ ʌnˈsɛd /

adjective

1. not said or expressed; unspoken

Word History and Origins

Origin of unsaid¹

before 1000; Middle English unsa ( i ) d, Old English unsǣd; un- ¹, said ¹

Example Sentences

It’s left unsaid who exactly the country is being taken back from.

From FiveThirtyEight

Salama listens to locals speak about the changes they’ve seen over the years without much editorializing, but he often senses what’s been left unsaid.

From Outside Online

What goes unsaid is that any valuation methodology is only as good as the many, many assumptions that go into it, and therein lies the art.

From Washington Post

Some of the most heartbreaking scenes in the novel are those that capture how terribly the father and the son communicate with each other, and all the things left unsaid in the spirit of love and protection.

From Washington Post

Also, the NFL is investigating the team’s workplace harassment charges and, though unsaid, evaluating whether there are grounds to throw Snyder out of the NFL owners’ club.

From Washington Post

The unsaid fact, of course, is that her search must be a Judeo-Christian one.

From The Daily Beast

Also left unsaid by Wise: Goodell was not initiating a law enforcement investigation.

From The Daily Beast

He hoped his feast would “start a discussion,” though what this discussion should be about was left unsaid.

From The Daily Beast

Left unsaid is that technological innovation frequently comes with dual capabilities, including military use.

From The Daily Beast

For all the pope said, there are still many more things left unsaid.

From The Daily Beast

They have kept their promise well, too well, but God will accord me strength to tell you what has been left unsaid by them.

From Project Gutenberg

Please consider unsaid all that I have said in praise of this mountain, its air, water, and everything that is its.

From Project Gutenberg

I think it would be a pity to let the pretty words waste themselves unsaid.

From Project Gutenberg

She made long pauses between her sentences, as if she were considering what to say and what to leave unsaid.

From Project Gutenberg

Not a word is left unsaid that can flatter the criminal or encourage the thriftless.

From Project Gutenberg