as in ignorant
lacking in education or the knowledge gained from books
an officer who seemed to be completely unread in military theory
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Recent Examples of unread
Thou mayest skim unread messages if the number of notifications is greater than 20.
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Sam Reed,
Glamour,
18 May 2026
And somewhere on a beach in Indonesia, a book stayed unread a little longer than usual.
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Matthew Kayser,
USA Today,
14 May 2026
Others can emerge during the long recovery afterward, when missed physical therapy appointments and unread discharge instructions slow healing.
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Nandan Lad,
Time,
27 Apr. 2026
Yet during some of those years—okay, many of them—the weekly issues have piled up in my home and gone mostly unread between biannual days of bingeing and purging.
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John Williams,
The Atlantic,
20 Feb. 2026
See All Example Sentences for unread
Sam Reed,
Glamour,
18 May 2026
And somewhere on a beach in Indonesia, a book stayed unread a little longer than usual.
—
Matthew Kayser,
USA Today,
14 May 2026
Others can emerge during the long recovery afterward, when missed physical therapy appointments and unread discharge instructions slow healing.
—
Nandan Lad,
Time,
27 Apr. 2026
Yet during some of those years—okay, many of them—the weekly issues have piled up in my home and gone mostly unread between biannual days of bingeing and purging.
—
John Williams,
The Atlantic,
20 Feb. 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for unread
Adjective
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Let’s hope that George Santayana’s warning to those ignorant of history about the past repeating itself makes an exception for our present Defense Department.
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And then there are amateur collectors like me, who might not know ironstone from porcelain, but whose last day on earth could be spent touching old objects in ignorant bliss.
Adjective
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The top-of-the-line chef’s kitchen sports metallic cabinetry paired with dark marble countertops and backsplashes.
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These include rolled or folded leaf blades, a dark or blue tinge to the foliage, or lingering footprints after walking on the lawn.
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“Unread.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/unread. Accessed 6 Jul. 2026.
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