unfiltered

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adjective

Without a filter (e.g., a cigarette).

Opposite
Less commonScrabble 14

Meanings

adjectiveunfiltered (comparative more unfiltered, superlative most unfiltered)

comparative more unfiltered · superlative most unfiltered

  1. Without a filter (e.g., a cigarette).

    He's got chainsaws and bombs and an axe / And some unfiltered cigarettes too / He will unleash mass destruction, you're dead / You just got trashed... it's the ¶ Attack of the Wrath of the / War of the Death of the / Strike of the Sword of the / Blood... of the Beast

    2008, Lich King, “Attack of the Wrath of the War of the Death of the Strike of the Sword of the Blood of the Beast”, in Toxic Zombie Onslaught
  2. Having not been filtered (e.g., coffee grounds).
  3. broadlyUnrestrained, unrestricted, frank.

    He was one of Berkeley’s most popular professors — kinetic, unfiltered and genuinely thrilled by the advancements in A.I. technology at the heart of his courses.

    2026 June 14, Eli Saslow, Erin Schaff, “The World’s Leading Deepfake Expert No Longer Trusts His Own Eyes”, in The New York Times, →ISSN
    1 more example

    She is a classic omnivert who loves playing around with a bunch of unfiltered thoughts and biochemical things. She is a firm believer of 'everyone & everything around has a story to tell' and is on the journey to decipher all those tales.

    2022 January 28, Eesha Jain, chapter 3, in Bitter Truth of Life, BOOKSQUIRREL, page 35

Synonyms & antonyms

Opposite

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. Englishfiltered
  9. Englishunfiltered

From un- + filtered.

Full word history & related roots →

Translations

Danish uden filter, ufiltreret
  • uden filterwithout a filter
  • ufiltreretnot having been filtered
French sans filtre, non filtré
  • sans filtrewithout a filter
  • non filtrénot having been filtered
  • non filtréenot having been filtered
Greek άφιλτρος, αφιλτράριστος
  • άφιλτρος (áfiltros)without a filter
  • αφιλτράριστος (afiltráristos)not having been filtered
Hungarian szűretlen
  • szűretlennot having been filtered
Cite this entry
APA

unfiltered. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/unfiltered

MLA

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

Chicago

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

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