unexamined

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adjective

That has not been examined

OriginEnglish examined ← Middle English un- ← Old English un- →
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Meanings

adjectiveunexamined (comparative more unexamined, superlative most unexamined)

comparative more unexamined · superlative most unexamined

  1. That has not been examined

    If, as Socrates said, "The unexamined life is not worth living," then we should also consider a corollary to this axiom about life in school: "The unexamined lesson is not worth learning!"

    1996, Joseph S. Renzulli, Building a Bridge Between Gifted Education and Total School Improvement

Synonyms & antonyms

Also see
untouched

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. Englishexamined
  9. Englishunexamined

From un- + examined.

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Translations

Ancient Greek ἀνεξέταστος
  • ἀνεξέταστος (anexétastos)that has not been examined
Greek ανεξέταστος
  • ανεξέταστος (anexétastos)that has not been examined
Cite this entry
APA

unexamined. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/unexamined

MLA

“unexamined.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/unexamined. Accessed November 4, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “unexamined,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/unexamined.

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