UNEXPRESSED Synonyms: 34 Similar and Opposite Words

unexpressed

adjective

ˌən-ik-ˈsprest

Definition of unexpressed

as in unspoken

understood although not put into words they shared an unexpressed but nevertheless deep affection

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Recent Examples of unexpressed However, these two systems, unlike the otto per mille, do not redistribute unexpressed choices. — Tax Notes Staff, Forbes.com, 7 July 2026 And for her, public art is infrastructure — a way to build community and offer language for feelings that often go unexpressed. — Yamlek Mojica, Los Angeles Times, 10 Feb. 2026 If Chuan isn’t ready to go it alone and embrace the Hollywood ending Li-li’s world has destined for her, the vocabulary for her suffering may be better not known at all than merely unexpressed. — Adam Solomons, IndieWire, 4 Sep. 2025 Louie is summoned to the apartment of Joe Black, a higher-up gangster played by John Malkovich with a manner so quizzical yet threatening that his voice just about quivers with unexpressed rage. — Owen Gleiberman, Variety, 3 Sep. 2025

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The protagonist, a boy named Arvid, wrestles with suspicions about his family dynamic and the impossible task of dealing with a sorrow that is left unspoken.

— Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 27 Aug. 2026
The Lakers evolving into some corporatized version of what the Busses built could be the start of an unspoken resignation to the luxury-box lifestyle, or proof the battle’s already been lost.

— Marcus Thompson II, New York Times, 26 Aug. 2026

Definition of unspoken

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By selling the August $60 put, options traders capture rich implied volatility ahead of August earnings while capitalizing on Ball Corp's robust cash flows, debt reduction discipline, and favorable historical post-earnings price stability.

— Michael Khouw, CNBC, 22 July 2026
During the trial, to prove implied malice, prosecutors presented evidence of Grossman’s history of speeding.

— Richard Winton, Los Angeles Times, 17 Mar. 2026

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