as in unspoken
understood although not put into words
they shared an unexpressed but nevertheless deep affection
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Recent Examples of unexpressed
Louie is summoned to the apartment of Joe Black, a higher-up gangster played by John Malkovich with a manner so quizzical yet threatening that his voice just about quivers with unexpressed rage.
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Owen Gleiberman, Variety, 3 Sep. 2025
All season long, everyone has been too busy contemplating their own unexpressed feelings to act on them.
—Kathleen Walsh, Vulture, 13 Aug. 2025
Passive Resistance When left unexpressed, where does anger go?
—Mark Travers, Forbes.com, 16 July 2025
Lack of money is an underlying stress that the film leaves unexpressed and unexplored.
—Richard Brody, The New Yorker, 13 Dec. 2024
All of the unexpressed love is what grief manifests.
—Shania Russell, EW.com, 20 Oct. 2024
Excessive pressure to succeed can lead to stress, with negative behaviors becoming outlets for unexpressed anxiety.
—Mark Travers, Forbes, 18 Oct. 2024
Look each other in the eye to make sure neither of you walks away from this session with hard feelings or unexpressed frustrations.
—Carolyn Hax, Washington Post, 17 Mar. 2024
The latter strain, with its unexpressed wistfulness, gives the film thematic elements in common with Celine Song’s Past Lives.
—David Rooney, The Hollywood Reporter, 12 Sep. 2023
Owen Gleiberman, Variety, 3 Sep. 2025
All season long, everyone has been too busy contemplating their own unexpressed feelings to act on them.
—Kathleen Walsh, Vulture, 13 Aug. 2025
Passive Resistance When left unexpressed, where does anger go?
—Mark Travers, Forbes.com, 16 July 2025
Lack of money is an underlying stress that the film leaves unexpressed and unexplored.
—Richard Brody, The New Yorker, 13 Dec. 2024
All of the unexpressed love is what grief manifests.
—Shania Russell, EW.com, 20 Oct. 2024
Excessive pressure to succeed can lead to stress, with negative behaviors becoming outlets for unexpressed anxiety.
—Mark Travers, Forbes, 18 Oct. 2024
Look each other in the eye to make sure neither of you walks away from this session with hard feelings or unexpressed frustrations.
—Carolyn Hax, Washington Post, 17 Mar. 2024
The latter strain, with its unexpressed wistfulness, gives the film thematic elements in common with Celine Song’s Past Lives.
—David Rooney, The Hollywood Reporter, 12 Sep. 2023
Recent Examples of Synonyms for unexpressed
unspoken
Adjective
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How many other unspoken desires could take shape there?—
Luisa Zargani,
Footwear News,
3 Sep. 2025
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As organizations slash jobs for animation, there is an unspoken expectation that the survivors should be delivering at machine pace.—
Jason Walker PsyD,
Forbes.com,
3 Sep. 2025
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“Unexpressed.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/unexpressed. Accessed 14 Sep. 2025.
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