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 unspoken challenge of this show is to invite comparisons between wife-and-husband artists.

— Anastasia Tsioulcas, NPR, 10 Oct. 2026
Mercury in your 12th House quincunxes Saturn in your 5th, making private thoughts, uncertainty, or unspoken feelings harder to reconcile with fun, romance, or creative expression.

— Tarot.com, New York Daily News, 9 Oct. 2026

Definition of unspoken

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Dmitry Gorin, a former prosecutor, said in this case prosecutors would be able to prove implied malice from Rios driving.

— Hannah Fry, Los Angeles Times, 17 Sep. 2026
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

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