unconcealed

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adjective

open to view; not hidden or concealed

Opposite
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Meanings

adjectiveunconcealed (comparative more unconcealed, superlative most unconcealed)

comparative more unconcealed · superlative most unconcealed

  1. open to view; not hidden or concealed

    An amusing incident on the first of these journeys was the checking by signal of the flyer about 3 miles out of Paris, with the result that it was overhauled by the 6.25 p.m. semi-fast from Paris to Montargis, to the unconcealed delight of passengers in the latter.

    1952 December, 'Mercury', “Modern French Locomotive Performance”, in Railway Magazine, pages 808-809
    1 more example

    Dr. Beeching's obvious intent is that if Scottish—and similarly unprofitable English and Welsh—railways are to be maintained, it must be done by an unconcealed subsidy; he is determined that the railways shall no longer be preoccupied with—and derided for—immense deficits which include the burden of social services the State must openly underwrite, if it wants them.

    1962 October, “Talking of Trains: Passed to you, Mr. Macmillan”, in Modern Railways, page 220

Synonyms & antonyms

adjectivenot concealed or hidden

Opposite

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. Englishconcealed
  9. Englishunconcealed

From un- + concealed.

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Translations

Bulgarian неприкрит
  • неприкрит (neprikrit)open to view; not hidden
Cite this entry
APA

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

MLA

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

Chicago

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

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