acknowledged

acknowledged [ak-nol-ijd] ExamplesWord Origin See more synonyms for acknowledged on Thesaurus.com adjective

1. widely recognized; generally accepted: an acknowledged authority on Chinese art.

Origin of acknowledged First recorded in 1760–70; acknowledge + -ed2 Related formsac·knowl·edged·ly [ak-nol-ijd-lee, -i-jid-] /ækˈnɒl ɪdʒd li, -ɪ dʒɪd-/, adverbself-ac·knowl·edged, adjectiveun·ac·knowl·edged, adjectivewell-ac·knowl·edged, adjective Related Words for unacknowledged unnamed, unheard-of, confidential, covert, classified, secretive, surreptitious, furtive, hush-hush, restricted, overlooked, neglected, anonymous, unrecognized, unacknowledged, unidentified, undisclosed, nameless, unsigned, close Examples from the Web for unacknowledged Contemporary Examples of unacknowledged

It was the other Sunni insurgent groups that were there alongside them, unacknowledged partners in the coalition.

ISIS’s Secret Allies

Jacob Siegel

June 13, 2014

Historical Examples of unacknowledged

Was the desire to avenge her modesty goaded by some other unacknowledged desire?

King Candaules

Thophile Gautier

Pope could not resist the charm of his unacknowledged master.

The Critics Versus Shakspere

Francis A. Smith

It was no less than submitting to an unacknowledged slavery.

The Heart of Unaga

Ridgwell Cullum

For many years, he bore about with him the consciousness of unacknowledged talent.

Paul and Virginia

Bernardin de Saint Pierre

Unacknowledged, the shadow of Ira Baldwin fell across her wonder.

A Christmas Accident and Other Stories

Annie Eliot Trumbull

British Dictionary definitions for unacknowledged unacknowledged adjective

1. not having been acknowledged or recognizedunacknowledged legislators of the world