unacknowledged
adjective
un·ac·knowl·edged
ˌən-ik-ˈnä-lijd 
-ak-
: not generally recognized, accepted, or admitted : not acknowledged
His involvement in the cover-up has remained unacknowledged.
Her efforts should not go unacknowledged.
Poets are the unacknowledged legislators of the world.—
Percy Bysshe Shelley
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If the connections go widely unacknowledged, that’s only because Hess’s body of work has been unduly ignored by most critics, let alone viewers.
—Richard Brody, New Yorker, 9 Apr. 2025
Into this old, unacknowledged fissure in their relationship steps Xavier, somewhat alien, somewhat imaginary, but in a manner that suggests all children are—all families a fragile collusion that can be undone by any member.
—Lidija Haas, Harper's Magazine, 3 Mar. 2025
Workplace envy often reveals unacknowledged professional desires.
—Marco Buscaglia, Boston Herald, 17 Mar. 2025
In a travel industry still catching up to contemporary understandings of gender, trans and nonbinary travelers are far too often erased, often going unacknowledged on listings for women’s tours or anywhere else.
—Jen Rose Smith, AFAR Media, 3 Mar. 2025
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Richard Brody, New Yorker, 9 Apr. 2025
Into this old, unacknowledged fissure in their relationship steps Xavier, somewhat alien, somewhat imaginary, but in a manner that suggests all children are—all families a fragile collusion that can be undone by any member.
—Lidija Haas, Harper's Magazine, 3 Mar. 2025
Workplace envy often reveals unacknowledged professional desires.
—Marco Buscaglia, Boston Herald, 17 Mar. 2025
In a travel industry still catching up to contemporary understandings of gender, trans and nonbinary travelers are far too often erased, often going unacknowledged on listings for women’s tours or anywhere else.
—Jen Rose Smith, AFAR Media, 3 Mar. 2025
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“Unacknowledged.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/unacknowledged. Accessed 24 Apr. 2025.
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