undetected

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adjective

Not found; undiscovered.

Opposite
Less commonScrabble 14

Meanings

adjectiveundetected (comparative more undetected, superlative most undetected)

comparative more undetected · superlative most undetected

  1. Not found; undiscovered.

    Children are an increasingly attractive target for ID thieves, in part because they're easy prey for smooth-talking predators in chat rooms, and because the crime can go undetected for years.

    2005, Dan Tynan, Computer Privacy Annoyances, →ISBN
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    For example, positive obstacles such as fallen trees directly along the prescribed path would high-center the vehicle and negative obstacles such as culverts near certain intersections in the Urban course went undetected and became hazards for the XUV.

    2006, Raj Madhavan, Elena R. Messina, James Sacra Albus, Intelligent Vehicle Systems: A 4D/RCS Approach, →ISBN, page 274

    Synonyms: non-detected

Synonyms & antonyms

adjectiveNot found; undiscovered.

More synonyms by meaning

adjectivenot perceived or discerned

Opposite
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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. Englishdetected
  9. Englishundetected

From un- + detected.

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Translations

Finnish huomaamaton
  • huomaamatonnot found; undiscovered
Latin indēprensus
  • indēprensusnot found; undiscovered
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APA

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

Chicago

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

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