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In the world of diplomacy, some things are better left unsaid.
Lincoln Chafee

Meaning of "unsaid" in the English dictionary

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PRONUNCIATION OF UNSAID

unsaid  [ʌnˈsɛd] play
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GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF UNSAID

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
Unsaid is an adjective.
The adjective is the word that accompanies the noun to determine or qualify it.

WHAT DOES UNSAID MEAN IN ENGLISH?

Unsaid

The term unsaid refers what is not explicitly stated, what is hidden and / or implied in the speech of an individual or a group of people. The unsaid may be the product of intimidation; of a mulling over of thought; or of bafflement in the face of the inexpressible.

Definition of unsaid in the English dictionary

The definition of unsaid in the dictionary is not said or expressed; unspoken.

WORDS THAT RHYME WITH UNSAID


aforesaid
əˈfɔːˌsɛd
foresaid
ˈfɔːˌsɛd
said
sɛd

WORDS THAT BEGIN LIKE UNSAID

unsaddle
unsaddling enclosure
unsafe
unsafe sex
unsafely
unsafeness
unsafety
unsailed
unsailorlike
unsained
unsaint
unsaintliness
unsaintly
unsalability
unsalable
unsalably
unsalaried
unsaleability
unsaleable
unsalted

WORDS THAT END LIKE UNSAID

afraid
aid
braid
bridesmaid
first aid
gainsaid
Haid
housemaid
laid
maid
Medicaid
mermaid
overlaid
overpaid
paid
plaid
prepaid
raid
soothsaid
unpaid

Synonyms and antonyms of unsaid in the English dictionary of synonyms

SYNONYMS

SYNONYMS OF «UNSAID»

The following words have a similar or identical meaning as «unsaid» and belong to the same grammatical category.
synonyms of unsaid

Translation of «unsaid» into 25 languages

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TRANSLATION OF UNSAID

Find out the translation of unsaid to 25 languages with our English multilingual translator.
The translations of unsaid from English to other languages presented in this section have been obtained through automatic statistical translation; where the essential translation unit is the word «unsaid» in English.

Translator English - Chinese

没说
1,325 millions of speakers

Translator English - Spanish

sin decir
570 millions of speakers

English

unsaid
510 millions of speakers

Translator English - Hindi

अनकहा
380 millions of speakers
ar

Translator English - Arabic

لم يذكر
280 millions of speakers

Translator English - Russian

недосказанным
278 millions of speakers

Translator English - Portuguese

não dito
270 millions of speakers

Translator English - Bengali

অকথিত
260 millions of speakers

Translator English - French

non-dits
220 millions of speakers

Translator English - Malay

Tidak tahu
190 millions of speakers

Translator English - German

ungesagt
180 millions of speakers

Translator English - Japanese

口に出さない
130 millions of speakers

Translator English - Korean

말하지
85 millions of speakers

Translator English - Javanese

Nyuwun pangapunten
85 millions of speakers
vi

Translator English - Vietnamese

không nói
80 millions of speakers

Translator English - Tamil

கூறப்படாமல்
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Marathi

अनधिकृत
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Turkish

söylenmemiş
70 millions of speakers

Translator English - Italian

non detto
65 millions of speakers

Translator English - Polish

przemilczane
50 millions of speakers

Translator English - Ukrainian

недомовленим
40 millions of speakers

Translator English - Romanian

nespuse
30 millions of speakers
el

Translator English - Greek

άρρητος
15 millions of speakers
af

Translator English - Afrikaans

ongesê
14 millions of speakers
sv

Translator English - Swedish

osagt
10 millions of speakers
no

Translator English - Norwegian

usagt
5 millions of speakers

Trends of use of unsaid

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TENDENCIES OF USE OF THE TERM «UNSAID»

The term «unsaid» is quite widely used and occupies the 54.605 position in our list of most widely used terms in the English dictionary.
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FREQUENCY OF USE OF THE TERM «UNSAID» OVER TIME

The graph expresses the annual evolution of the frequency of use of the word «unsaid» during the past 500 years. Its implementation is based on analysing how often the term «unsaid» appears in digitalised printed sources in English between the year 1500 and the present day.

Examples of use in the English literature, quotes and news about unsaid

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10 QUOTES WITH «UNSAID»

Famous quotes and sentences with the word unsaid.
1
Monica Ali
I like Beryl Bainbridge a great deal, and she is a writer who absolutely demands to be read a second, third, and fourth time. I admire her great courage in leaving so much unsaid and asking the reader to really engage her brain.
2
Juliette Binoche
There was probably something as a child I wanted to express, something unsaid that I needed to share.
3
Mariah Carey
I'm not one of those people that goes into details of my personal life on national TV to get attention. Some things are better left unsaid.
4
Lincoln Chafee
In the world of diplomacy, some things are better left unsaid.
5
Maximillian Degenerez
Hope and wishes for all that delights will sour in the midst of action not taken and words unsaid.
6
Fyodor Dostoevsky
Much unhappiness has come into the world because of bewilderment and things left unsaid.
7
Bob Dylan
Democracy don't rule the world, You'd better get that in your head; This world is ruled by violence, But I guess that's better left unsaid.
8
Benjamin Franklin
Remember not only to say the right thing in the right place, but far more difficult still, to leave unsaid the wrong thing at the tempting moment.
9
Nadine Gordimer
From Ernest Hemingway's stories, I learned to listen within my stories for what went unsaid by my characters.
10
Homer
Words empty as the wind are best left unsaid.

10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «UNSAID»

Discover the use of unsaid in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to unsaid and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
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Unsaid
As a veterinarian, Helena mercifully escorted thousands of animals to the other side.
Neil Abramson, 2012
2
Few Things Left Unsaid: Was Your Promise of Love Fulfilled
Aditya is a confused soul.
Sudeep Nagarkar, 2013
3
Better Left Unsaid: Victorian Novels, Hays Code Films, and ...
As much as Victorianism is equated with such cultural impulses as repression and prudery, few scholars have explored the Victorian novel as a "censored" commodity—thanks, in large part, to the indirectness and intangibility of England's ...
Nora Gilbert, 2013
4
McFly - Unsaid Things...Our Story
Now, at last, they have decided to tell their story, in full and revealing detail. Speaking with candour and their trademark humour, Tom, Danny, Harry and Dougie share both the stories of their own lives and that of McFly.
Tom Fletcher, Danny Jones, Harry Judd, 2012
5
Everything Left Unsaid
Told from the alternating points of view of Tai and Juliet, this is both a touching story of first love and an unflinching, emotional tale of living life to the full in the face of death.
Jessica Davidson, 2012
6
Reading Orientalism: Said and the Unsaid
Drawing on the extensive discussion of the late Edward Said's work, this new study addresses the ambitious intellectual history of the debates that Orientalism has sparked in several disciplines, including its reception among Arab and ...
Daniel Martin Varisco, 2012
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Unsaid
This story brings into the open one of the most controversial issues of the day, giving teen readers the opportunity to examine and discuss the characters' decisions"--P. [4] of cover.
Anika Maura Cassidy, 2005
8
Things We Left Unsaid
Set in Iran prior to the Islamic revolution, Zoya Pirzad's award-winning novel crafts an intimate portrait of family life - its joys and its compromises - and how we find a happiness that endures.
Zoya Pirzad, 2012
9
Nothing Left Unsaid: Words to Help You and Your Loved Ones ...
The book is divided into three parts: stories, poems, and prayers; processes and rituals; and questions for conversation.
Carol Orsborn, 2010
10
Exploring the Unsaid: Creativity, Risks, and Dilemmas in ...
Probing and perceptive about the relationships between clients and practitioners and between mental health professionals themselves, this volume offers both conceptually and practically a genuinely enriching and groundbreaking guide that ...
Barry Mason, Alice Sawyerr, 2002

10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «UNSAID»

Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term unsaid is used in the context of the following news items.
1
What remains unsaid about assisted suicide
Physician-assisted suicide is illegal in all but five states. But that doesn't mean it doesn't happen in the rest. Sick patients sometimes ask for help in hastening ... «CNN, Jul 15»
2
What Goes Unsaid
On July 18 last year, the latest Gaza war entered its eleventh day. Israel was stepping up its ground incursion into the coastal strip to battle Hamas militants. «ABOUT US EDITOR'S NOTE About Us The Cairo Review of, Jul 15»
3
What went unsaid in Obama's directive on hostages: Stay out of …
Don't put yourself in harm's way. That would have been the best advice President Obama could have given to Americans on Wednesday when he announced ... «Los Angeles Times, Jun 15»
4
Things Unsaid
I never have had to doubt my parents' love, not even when I had to explain to them what I meant when I said, “I'm queer.” In my days at home, my parents were ... «Gawker, Jun 15»
5
Help! I've Kept My Brother's Suicide Note a Secret From My Parents.
Better Left Unsaid. Prudie counsels a letter writer who kept a brother's suicide note secret from their parents. By Emily Yoffe. prudie_standing_medium.jpg.crop. «Slate Magazine, May 15»
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The Things Unsaid in a Marriage
While there were indeed, many words that hurt--many words that I enacted and repeated in the playbook of my brain, it was often the things unsaid that hurt the ... «Huffington Post, Apr 15»
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Some things better left unsaid
My father had six children from two marriages, but he wasn't a family man, not by any traditional definition. This doesn't mean he was without moments of fatherly ... «The Kingston Whig-Standard, Mar 15»
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Mumia Abu Jamal: Unsaid at Selma
Who can question whether President Barack Obama is a master when it comes to speeches? Such a quality literally put him on the map when he mesmerized a ... «San Francisco Bay View, Mar 15»
9
Obama's State of the Union Leaves Much Unsaid
Obama's State of the Union Leaves Much Unsaid (1236). President Barack Obama's Jan. 20 address to the nation largely avoided talking about looming battles ... «National Catholic Register, Jan 15»
10
Christie's Name Goes Unsaid At Major RNC Gathering
The New Jersey governor's name has been conspicuously omitted during speeches given by key GOP figures during a Republican National Committee meeting ... «Daily Caller, Jan 15»

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