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unwritten

[ uhn-rit-n ]

/ ʌnˈrɪt n /

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adjective

not actually formulated or expressed; customary; traditional.

not written; not put in writing or print; oral: an unwritten agreement.

containing no writing; blank.

Origin of unwritten

1325–75; Middle English unwriten; see un-¹, written

SYNONYMS FOR unwritten

1 implicit, understood, tacit, inferred.

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ANTONYMS FOR unwritten

1 specified, stipulated, designated.

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Words nearby unwritten

unworthy, unwound, unwrap, unwreathe, unwrinkle, unwritten, unwritten constitution, unwritten law, unyielding, unyoke, unzip

Example sentences from the Web for unwritten

Since 2007, Maulvi Nazir and the Pakistani military had kept to an unwritten truce.

Obama’s Deadly Informants: The Drone Spotters of Pakistan |Umar Farooq, Syed Fakhar Kakakhel |November 12, 2014 |DAILY BEAST
A lot of what made the old budgeting system work—the system of 1921-1974—was a set of unwritten norms and conventions.

Dead on Arrival (Updated) |David Frum |February 15, 2012 |DAILY BEAST
But it does seem a bit odd that this massive change to the (unwritten) British constitution was not trailed.

Is Kate Preggers? |Tom Sykes |November 6, 2011 |DAILY BEAST
And for the most part, they are correct – there is an unwritten understanding that all encounters are confidential.

Priests Who Hired Me for Sex |Mike Jones |July 17, 2010 |DAILY BEAST

The dialogue of the actors is scripted; the dialogue of the sisters and their parents is unwritten and spontaneous.

Iran's Cinematic Revolution |Reza Aslan |January 28, 2010 |DAILY BEAST
Up to recent times, the unwritten law of the House of Commons with respect to dress was severe.

The Strand Magazine, Volume VII, Issue 42, June, 1894 |Various
These and a hundred other things must be kept in an unwritten calendar, and only the poacher can keep it.

The Confessions of a Poacher |Anonymous
Y'u and I know that my cousin, Ned Bannister, doesn't acknowledge any law, written or unwritten.

Wyoming, a Story of the Outdoor West |William MacLeod Raine
Like the high court, the court of burgesses had also its assizes25—a body of unwritten legal 534 custom.

Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 7, Slice 7 |Various
Such had been the unwritten law at Miss Russell's, since time was.

Peggy |Laura E. Richards

British Dictionary definitions for unwritten

unwritten

/ (ʌnˈrɪtən) /

adjective

not printed or in writing

effective only through custom; traditional

without writing upon it