Meanings
adjectiveunconfirmed (not comparable)
- not comparableNot finally established, settled or confirmed.
We are hearing unconfirmed reports of an explosion.
1 more example
That afternoon, there were some unconfirmed sightings of the Chevy Malibu being driven around Piqua.
2026 August 6, Nicholas Muhoro, “An Ohio Teen Vanished During a One-Mile Drive in 1994. Her Locked Car Was Found Hours Later”, in Skip Boring, archived from the original on 06 Aug 2026 - not comparableChristianityNot having undergone the ritual of confirmation.
In the ecumenical world a cry is heard for the admission of unconfirmed children to communion...
2001, Erwin Fahlbusch, Geoffrey William Bromiley, The encyclopedia of Christianity, Volume 2
Synonyms & antonyms
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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-
- Englishconfirmed
- Englishunconfirmed
Translations
Bulgarian непроверен
- непроверен (neproveren)not finally established, settled or confirmed
Danish ubekræftet
- ubekræftetnot finally established, settled or confirmed
German unbestätigt
- unbestätigtnot finally established, settled or confirmed
Norwegian Bokmål ubekrefta, ubekreftet
- ubekreftanot finally established, settled or confirmed
- ubekreftetnot finally established, settled or confirmed
Russian неподтверждённый
- неподтверждённый (nepodtverždjónnyj)not finally established, settled or confirmed
Swedish obekräftad
- obekräftadnot finally established, settled or confirmed
Cite this entry
APA
unconfirmed. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/unconfirmed
MLA
“unconfirmed.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/unconfirmed. Accessed November 3, 2026.
Chicago
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “unconfirmed,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/unconfirmed.
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