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Definitions

unwritten

[uhn-rit-n] / ʌnˈrɪt n /
ADJECTIVE
understood
Synonyms
STRONGEST
accepted tacit verbal
WEAK
conventional customary oral spoken traditional unformulated unrecorded unsaid vocal word-of-mouth
Antonyms
WEAK
explained explicated stated written

Example Sentences

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But if the fighting in Iran stretches into a second month, heightening financial pressure on U.S. workers, the written and unwritten rules about office attendance could get put to the test.

From MarketWatch • Apr. 1, 2026

You're subjected to an unwritten contract, where blind devotion is exchanged for intermittent moments of joy - and large amounts of heartache and pain.

From BBC • Mar. 29, 2026

“Smoglandia” is a great California yarn, and one with the ending still unwritten.

From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 26, 2026

For a long time, experts spoke of "Arctic exceptionalism": the concept that the region had its own set of unwritten rules of cooperation, a zone of peace immune to geopolitical rivalries.

From Barron's • Feb. 19, 2026

Lost keys, unwritten labels, tissue paper lying on the floor.

From "Rebecca" by Daphne du Maurier