as in hidden
not seen or able to be seen
unseen dangers He escaped unseen.
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Recent Examples of unseen
The National Comedy Center in Jamestown, New York, announced last week that the Oscar-winning filmmaker and comedian has donated a major collection of previously unseen documents and photographs to the museum.
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Francie Ebert, NBC news, 17 May 2026
Unfortunately, much of the danger can go unseen.
—Louise Parks, Martha Stewart, 16 May 2026
In fact, one of my chief complaints about some contemporary thrillers is the feeling that characters are required to do dumb stuff by the unseen hand of the author, just so more crazy twists can happen.
—John Warner, Chicago Tribune, 16 May 2026
The moment one partner felt unseen and chose, reasonably enough, to say nothing.
—Mark Travers, Forbes.com, 16 May 2026
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Francie Ebert, NBC news, 17 May 2026
Unfortunately, much of the danger can go unseen.
—Louise Parks, Martha Stewart, 16 May 2026
In fact, one of my chief complaints about some contemporary thrillers is the feeling that characters are required to do dumb stuff by the unseen hand of the author, just so more crazy twists can happen.
—John Warner, Chicago Tribune, 16 May 2026
The moment one partner felt unseen and chose, reasonably enough, to say nothing.
—Mark Travers, Forbes.com, 16 May 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for unseen
Adjective
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Their experience reveals the hidden realities of the organization's operations.—
Tracy Lawrence,
Forbes.com,
18 May 2026
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Rent one from Sea Panarea to discover hidden coves, sea caves, and the nearby islets of Basiluzzo and Lisca before settling in for sunset Negronis at the see-and-be-seen Bar del Porto.—
Nicky Swallow,
Travel + Leisure,
17 May 2026
Adjective
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Lou’s unit is sent to a rooftop to start shooting at an invisible enemy; the Khachaturian cars hear the gunfire and don’t know what to do.—
Sophie Monks Kaufman,
IndieWire,
16 May 2026
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Experts have described the phenomenon as an invisible crisis with long-term humanitarian consequences — there are few official figures on the number of displaced people, who have almost no resources to turn to once violence forces them to leave.—
ABC News,
ABC News,
16 May 2026
Adjective
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Auroras are surprisingly faint to the naked eye at first, especially during weaker geomagnetic storms, so dark skies make a huge difference.—
Valerie Mesa,
PEOPLE,
18 May 2026
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That can sound damning with faint praise, with his lack of wins, but people actually mean it.—
Dana O’Neil,
CNN Money,
18 May 2026
Adjective
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Always spot test in an inconspicuous area before tackling a larger surface, and avoid using detergent on delicate natural stone, hardwood, unfinished wood and glass.—
Ryan Brennan,
Fort Worth Star-Telegram,
14 May 2026
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Once the flowers, which range from pale to vibrant yellow, are followed by dark green leaves, this shrub is rather inconspicuous for the rest of the year.—
Kim Toscano,
Southern Living,
14 May 2026
Adjective
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Even populous British colonies like Virginia and Pennsylvania grew blurry on their western frontiers, where indistinct borders were protected by a few lonely forts.—
Daniel Immerwahr,
New Yorker,
4 May 2026
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The video contained audio of the girl choking, as well as indistinct banging in the truck.—
Raven Brunner,
PEOPLE,
19 Apr. 2026
Adjective
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All videos created with Omni will include Google's imperceptible digital watermark, SynthID, but Google is also adding content credentials verification to the Gemini app.—
ABC News,
ABC News,
19 May 2026
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Of course, part of the challenge was the outward invisibility of all the changes—to anyone who had not been at sea, my new life was imperceptible.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
18 May 2026
Adjective
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Reading scores, meanwhile, continued to decline during that period, reaching their lowest point since 1990 in eighth graders and pre-2003 levels for fourth graders; only last year did some states start to see slight improvements.—
Connor Greene,
Time,
16 May 2026
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Sunny skies and warm temperatures are expected in Laurel on Saturday, with highs near 83 degrees before a slight chance of showers moves in late Saturday night, according to the National Weather Service.—
Baltimore Sun staff,
Baltimore Sun,
16 May 2026
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“Unseen.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/unseen. Accessed 23 May. 2026.
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