unsub

U1N1S1U1B3
/ˈʌnsʌb/

Abbreviation of unknown subject of an investigation..

UncommonScrabble 7

Meanings

unsub1

noununsub (plural unsubs)

plural unsubs · alternative UNSUB

  1. abbreviationgovernmentAbbreviation of unknown subject of an investigation..

    Further analysis may identify that the unsub has no specific schedule and has been escalating in the type of fire activity he or she is involved in.

    2002, Brett Martinez, Multiple Fire Setters: The Process of Tracking and Identification, page 110
    1 more example

    In short, UNSUB profiling is premised on two fundamental assumptions: (1) behavioral uniformity across offenses and (2) steady associations between configurations of offense behaviors and background characteristics.

    2011, Brent E. Turvey, Criminal Profiling: An Introduction to Behavioral Evidence Analysis, page 639

unsub2

verbunsub (third-person singular simple present unsubs, present participle unsubbing, simple past and past participle unsubbed)

present singular third person unsubs · participle present unsubbing · participle past unsubbed · past unsubbed

  1. abbreviationAbbreviation of unsubscribe.
noununsub (plural unsubs)

plural unsubs

  1. abbreviationAbbreviation of unsubscription.
  2. abbreviationAbbreviation of unsubscriber.

Origin

Translations

Finnish tekijä
  • tekijäunknown subject
French quidam
  • quidamunknown subject
Cite this entry
APA

unsub. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/unsub

MLA

“unsub.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/unsub. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “unsub,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/unsub.

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