Meanings
adjectiveunstated (not comparable)
- not comparableNot explicitly stated; unspoken.
An unstated assumption of the prisoner’s dilemma is that the parties will actually make a deal.
1 more example
Communication may be difficult between a low context culture and a high context culture when the unstated meanings of body language differ between the parties.
2008, Chris Bates, Ling-Li Bates, Culture Shock! Taiwan, →ISBN, page vi
Synonyms & antonyms
adjectivenot made explicit
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-
- Englishstated
- Englishunstated
Translations
Finnish mainitsematon
- mainitsematonTranslations
Polish niewyrażony, niemówiony
- niewyrażonyTranslations
- niemówionyTranslations
Rhymes & wordplay
Anagrams
Cite this entry
APA
unstated. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/unstated
MLA
“unstated.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/unstated. Accessed November 3, 2026.
Chicago
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “unstated,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/unstated.
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