unseen

adjective

Definition of unseennext
as in hidden
not seen or able to be seen unseen dangers He escaped unseen.

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Recent Examples of unseen Intentionally limited, the shoes were given away through a social media contest and have been largely unseen in the decade-plus since. — Riley Jones, Footwear News, 10 Oct. 2026 Restaurant owners must pay for their space, utility bills, permits and many other unseen costs, whether or not customers are coming in. — Henri Hollis, AJC.com, 9 Oct. 2026 For decades the 143-minute American cut went mostly unseen in the rest of the world, and the 119-minute international version was similarly hard to come by in the States. — Jim Hemphill, IndieWire, 9 Oct. 2026 Cognitive concentration presents an even greater challenge because adverse changes can go unseen for an indeterminate amount of time. — Swati Deepak Kumar, Forbes.com, 6 Oct. 2026 See All Example Sentences for unseen
Recent Examples of Synonyms for unseen
  1. hidden
  2. invisible
  3. faint
  4. inconspicuous
  5. indistinct
  6. imperceptible
  7. slight
Adjective
  • Anthropic’s work even shows that internal signals can reveal when a model suspects it’s being tested, detects manipulation or is pursuing a hidden objective.
    — Nicola Sfondrini, Forbes.com, 16 Oct. 2026
  • Gardner pleaded guilty to placing a hidden camera in a bathroom at a gymnastics studio in Purvis, Mississippi, between December 2017 and April 2018 to record his students.
    — CBS News, CBS News, 14 Oct. 2026
Definition of hidden
Adjective
  • Self-attestation is how most AI security gaps stay invisible until an incident forces a look.
    — TJ Marlin, Forbes.com, 16 Oct. 2026
  • Gabi Abrão is a writer and internet entity from Los Angeles whose work aims to develop a language with the invisible.
    — Gabi Abrão, Los Angeles Times, 16 Oct. 2026
Definition of invisible
Adjective
  • While the planets in our solar system are still visible, sky glow obscures more distant objects, such as fainter stars.
    — Chris McMullen, Space.com, 16 Oct. 2026
  • Pulse, the faintest signal tested, produced 50 to 100 millivolts.
    — New Atlas, New Atlas, 15 Oct. 2026
Definition of faint
Adjective
  • Largely inconspicuous from the street, the hotel fits right into the neighborhood, as does the clientele, which tends to be just as well-heeled and stylish as the New Towners that roam the area.
    — Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 6 Oct. 2026
  • At the European premiere of Practical Magic 2, Maisie Williams went for a softer yet still-anything- but-inconspicuous interpretation of red eyeliner.
    — Marci Robin, Allure, 5 Oct. 2026
Definition of inconspicuous
Adjective
  • Yet cycling’s code of ethics is both large and indistinct; the scale of Pogačar’s dominance threatens its traditions.
    — Jacob Whitehead, New York Times, 26 July 2026
  • There, a holiday somewhere hot and indistinct, the only clear memory compressed into the feeling of rough grains of sand studding her feet.
    — Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 13 July 2026
Definition of indistinct
Adjective
  • Instead, his team developed SynthID, an imperceptible, incorruptible digital watermark now stamped to anything generated by Google AI, but also OpenAI, Nvidia, Kakao, and, soon, Apple.
    — Daniel Varghese, Time, 15 Oct. 2026
  • Through a meditative duet between the performer’s cognition and their autonomic nervous system, activities that were largely imperceptible to an outside observer became known to the performer.
    — Sophie Landres, Artforum, 1 Oct. 2026
Definition of imperceptible
Adjective
  • The two remained locked in a tight race as early voting nears with Talarico having a slight edge in most polls.
    — Lauren Green, The Washington Examiner, 15 Oct. 2026
  • The bodice of the top was a crisp white, while the sleeves were cast in vibrant yellow, a slight nod to the bold color trend for the season.
    — Julia Teti, Footwear News, 14 Oct. 2026
Definition of slight

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“Unseen.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/unseen. Accessed 20 Oct. 2026.

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