Unspoken Meaning
/ʌnˈspoʊkən/Definition, CEFR level B2, pronunciation, examples, and quiz.
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Definition
adjNot spoken; not said.
adjNot formally articulated or stated; implicit or understood.
Sentence Examples
Their marriage simmered with discontentment and unspoken anger.
If he had something to say, the words were left unspoken.
Synonyms & Antonyms
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CEFR Practice Quiz
There was an ____ agreement between them that they would never mention the incident.
CEFR Practice Quiz (Alternate)
There was an ____ agreement between the two friends that they would always help each other in times of need today.
Word Origin & History
Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *né Proto-Indo-European *n̥- Proto-Germanic *un- Proto-West Germanic *un- Old English un- Middle English un- English un- English spoken English unspoken From un- + spoken.
Literary Quotations & Historical Citations
"I don't think we could ever have a good parent-son relationship as long as there is something as important as this that I'm hiding from you, and you (probably) are wondering about vaguely, but everything remains on a silent unspoken level."
— 1973 December 22, Bill, “Merry Christmas, with Love”, in Gay Community News, volume 1, number 27, page 7:
"To melt with the sight of a smile that divulges the words unspoken."
— 2013, Tina Marie Lees, Me:
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CEFR Practice Quiz
There was an ____ agreement between them that they would never mention the incident.
CEFR Practice Quiz (Alternate)
There was an ____ agreement between the two friends that they would always help each other in times of need today.