Undetected

adj

adj ·4 syllables ·Rare ·Advanced level

Definitions

Adjective
  1. 1
    Not found; undiscovered.

    "Children are an increasingly attractive target for ID thieves, in part because they're easy prey for smooth-talking predators in chat rooms, and because the crime can go undetected for years."

Adjective
  1. 1
    not perceived or discerned wordnet

Synonyms

All synonyms
invisiblenon detectednon-detectedundisclosedundiscoveredunexplained

Example

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"It would be impossible to estimate how many crimes went undetected last year."

Etymology

From un- + detected.

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