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unacknowledged

ac·knowl·edged
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Transcription

    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • UK Pronunciation
    • UK IPA
    • [ak-nol-ijd]
    • /ækˈnɒl ɪdʒd/
    • /ˌʌ.nək.ˈnɒ.lɪdʒd/
    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • [ak-nol-ijd]
    • /ækˈnɒl ɪdʒd/

Definitions of unacknowledged word

  • adjective unacknowledged widely recognized; generally accepted: an acknowledged authority on Chinese art. 1
  • adjective unacknowledged not recognised 1
  • adjective unacknowledged If you describe something or someone as unacknowledged, you mean that people ignore their existence or presence, or are not aware of it. 0
  • adjective unacknowledged If you describe something or someone as unacknowledged, you mean that their existence or importance is not recognized officially or publicly. 0
  • adjective unacknowledged not having been acknowledged or recognized 0

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Origin of unacknowledged

First appearance:

before 1760
One of the 46% newest English words
First recorded in 1760-70; acknowledge + -ed2

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Parts of speech for Unacknowledged

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation

unacknowledged popularity

A common word. It’s meaning is known to most children of preschool age. About 73% of English native speakers know the meaning and use the word.
According to our data about 62% of words is more used. This is a rare but used term. It occurs in the pages of specialized literature and in the speech of educated people.

unacknowledged usage trend in Literature

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Synonyms for unacknowledged

adj unacknowledged

  • anonymous — If you remain anonymous when you do something, you do not let people know that you were the person who did it.
  • backdoor — You can use backdoor to describe an action or process if you disapprove of it because you think it has been done in a secret, indirect, or dishonest way.
  • backstairs — a secondary staircase in a house, esp one originally for the use of servants
  • in practice — from a practical point of view
  • innominate — having no name; nameless; anonymous.

adjective unacknowledged

  • bearding — the growth of hair on the face of an adult man, often including a mustache.
  • dissembled — Simple past tense and past participle of dissemble.
  • dissimulated — Simple past tense and past participle of dissimulate.
  • misjudged — Simple past tense and past participle of misjudge.
  • misunderstood — improperly understood or interpreted.

Antonyms for unacknowledged

adjective unacknowledged

  • designated — (of a truth value) corresponding to truth in a two-valued logic, or having one of the analogous values in a many-valued logic
  • identified — to recognize or establish as being a particular person or thing; verify the identity of: to identify handwriting; to identify the bearer of a check.

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