Meanings
comparative more unacknowledged · superlative most unacknowledged
- Not acknowledged.
[T]he use of both acknowledged and unacknowledged (silent) translations of non-English sources makes it difficult for users to determine if a certain term genuinely appeared in an English-language text.
2018, James Lambert, “Setting the Record Straight: An In-depth Examination of Hobson-Jobson”, in International Journal of Lexicography, volume 31, number 4, →DOI, page 4961 more example
Many young people are also reevaluating what once constituted cringe, attributing use of the term to unacknowledged bigotry more than just a rejection of sincerity. Some niche communities, such as furries, anime fans, and fetish groups, who were once mocked on social media, have since amassed cultural power that has launched them into the mainstream.
2023 April 23, Taylor Lorenz, “'Am I Cringey? Yes. Do I Care? Absolutely Not'”, in Rolling Stone, New York, N.Y.: Penske Media Corporation, →ISSN, →OCLC, archived from the original on 22 Jun 2023
Synonyms & antonyms
adjectivenot recognized or admitted
adjectivenot openly acknowledged
Synonym sets from Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.
Origin
- Proto-Indo-European*né
- Proto-Indo-European*n̥-
- Proto-Germanic*un-
- Proto-West Germanic*un-
- Old Englishun-
- Middle Englishun-
- Englishun-
- Englishacknowledged
- Englishunacknowledged
From un- + acknowledged.
Full word history & related roots →Translations
Bulgarian непризнат
- непризнат (nepriznat)not acknowledged
Finnish tunnustamaton
- tunnustamatonnot acknowledged
French inavoué
- inavouénot acknowledged
Greek αγνωστοποίητος
- αγνωστοποίητος (agnostopoíitos)not acknowledged
Irish gan admháil
- gan admháilnot acknowledged
Polish nieuznany
- nieuznanynot acknowledged
Romanian nerecunoscut
- nerecunoscutnot acknowledged
Russian непри́знанный
- непри́знанный (nepríznannyj)not acknowledged
Ukrainian неви́знаний
- неви́знаний (nevýznanyj)not acknowledged
Cite this entry
unacknowledged. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/unacknowledged
“unacknowledged.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/unacknowledged. Accessed November 3, 2026.
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “unacknowledged,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/unacknowledged.
Source: unacknowledged on Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0.