What does unrevealed mean?
Unrevealed means that something has not been made known to others. It commonly refers to information, evidence, details, identities, intentions, or findings that remain secret or undisclosed. The word is especially associated with formal and journalistic contexts, such as reports about an investigation or an announcement in which certain details have not been revealed. Compared with hidden, which may describe something physically obscured or deliberately concealed, unrevealed more directly emphasizes the absence of disclosure. Compared with undisclosed, it often has a slightly more literary tone and can suggest that the information has been withheld deliberately. Unrevealed can also function as a participial adjective, especially in phrases such as unrevealed evidence or the unrevealed truth. Its precise opposite is generally revealed or disclosed, although the appropriate antonym depends on whether the subject is information, an identity, or a physical object.
adjectiveNot made known or disclosed; kept secret or concealed.
- Not made known or disclosed; kept secret or concealed.
"The investigators continued to guard the unrevealed details of the case."
"The company declined to discuss the unrevealed details of the negotiations."
"For decades, the unrevealed purpose of the expedition remained a subject of speculation."
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Where does unrevealed come from?
Unrevealed was formed in English by combining the negative prefix un- with revealed. Reveal ultimately comes through Old French from Latin revelare, a verb meaning to uncover or make known. The same Latin root produced English words such as revelation, revel, reveler, and revelatory.
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How unrevealed is actually used
Chiefly formal and common in journalism, legal writing, literary prose, and official statements. It can describe information, evidence, identities, intentions, or other facts that have not been disclosed.
Easily confused with unrevealed
An unrevealed fact remains unknown or undisclosed, whereas an unveiled fact has been made publicly known.