unapprehended

Not yet caught

Unapprehended means not captured or arrested: The suspect remains unapprehended.

It can also mean not understood or grasped mentally: The deeper meaning went unapprehended by most readers.

Both senses share the idea of something that hasn't been seized—whether by authorities or by the mind.

fugitive

wanted

Longed for

evader · runaway · outlaw · loose · fleeing · uncaptured · uncharged · free · manhunt · pursuit

cognitive

misunderstood

Incorrectly comprehended

unperceived · unrealized · unfathomed · unrecognized · overlooked · misjudged · misconceived · misread · unacknowledged

hidden

undetected

Not discovered yet

invisible · covert · latent · camouflaged · obscured · stealthy · incognito · undercover · unnoticed · unobserved

mysterious

enigmatic

Puzzling and obscure

abstruse · esoteric · unknowable · ineffable · unfathomable · impenetrable · obscure · elusive · intangible · puzzling

Opposites
custody status

unapprehendedapprehended

Captured or comprehended

captured · caught · arrested · detained · in custody

recognition/awareness

unapprehendedknown

Established as fact

identified · recognized · famous · well-known · discovered

Family

comprehend, apprehend, apprehension, apprehensive, incomprehensible, apprehended, comprehending, comprehends, apprehending

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