unspoken meaning

unspoken as an adjective

1. expressed without speech
   • a mute appeal
   • a silent curse
   • best grief is tongueless
   • the words stopped at her lips unsounded
   • unspoken grief
   • choking exasperation and wordless shame

   Synonyms: mute, tongueless, wordless

   Similar: inarticulate

2. not made explicit
   • the unexpressed terms of the agreement
   • things left unsaid
   • some kind of unspoken agreement
   • his action is clear but his reason remains unstated

   Synonyms: unexpressed, unsaid, unstated, unuttered, unverbalized, unverbalised, unvoiced

   Similar: implicit

unspoken in a sentence

• Neurotypicals have no idea how many unspoken rules they live by.
• The unspoken question is why.

How to pronounce unspoken

unspoken is pronounced /ənˈspoʊkən/ in American English. It has 3 syllables, with the stress on the second syllable.

Words that rhyme with unspoken

• broken
• unbroken
• token
• outspoken