[
US
/ənˈsɛd/
]
[ UK /ʌnsˈɛd/ ]
[ UK /ʌnsˈɛd/ ]
ADJECTIVE
-
not made explicit
the unexpressed terms of the agreement
some kind of unspoken agreement
his action is clear but his reason remains unstated
things left unsaid
How To Use unsaid In A Sentence
- A lot was said during that divisive leadership campaign which cannot be unsaid.
- For all that is said, much is left unsaid. Times, Sunday Times
- We found similarities between visual art and playwrighting; choosing the story to be told, the collage of characters to tell them and what's better left unsaid. Tracy Shaffer: Riva Sweetrocket Rocks the Botanic Gardens
- Does he not realise how words said are hard to be unsaid.
- Instead of leaving too much unsaid, you can really talk to a partner. The Sun
- Some things clearly remain better left unsaid. Times, Sunday Times
- Oprah proved herself a worthy word queen by recognizing that what has been said cannot be unsaid.
- So much goes unsaid: and for some the agony of what's unsaid is almost unbearable. Times, Sunday Times
- Grice's cooperative maxims are the unsaid norms.
- things left unsaid