uncertified

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adjective

Lacking certification or official documentation.

Opposite
certified
OriginEnglish certified ← Middle English un- ← Old English un- →
UncommonScrabble 17
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Meanings

uncertified1

adjectiveuncertified (not comparable)
  1. not comparableLacking certification or official documentation.
  2. not comparableNot officially registered.

uncertified2

verb
  1. participlepastsimple past and past participle of uncertify

Synonyms & antonyms

adjectivelacking requisite official documentation or endorsement

Opposite
certified

Synonym sets from Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.

Origin

  1. Proto-Indo-European*né
  2. Proto-Indo-European*n̥-
  3. Proto-Germanic*un-
  4. Proto-West Germanic*un-
  5. Old Englishun-
  6. Middle Englishun-
  7. Englishun-
  8. Englishcertified
  9. Englishuncertified

From un- + certified.

Full word history & related roots →

Rhymes & wordplay

Anagrams

unrectified
Cite this entry
APA

uncertified. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/uncertified

MLA

“uncertified.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/uncertified. Accessed November 2, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “uncertified,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/uncertified.

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