unascertained
Still not determined
Unascertained means not yet determined or established with certainty.
The term appears most often in legal and administrative contexts: unascertained heirs, unascertained goods.
Something unascertained remains unknown or unverified, awaiting investigation or confirmation: The cause of death is still unascertained.
Not yet found
- unrevealedNot made public
- undeterminedNot yet established
- unestablishedNot yet firmly placed
- unverifiedNot yet proven true
unconfirmed · unexplained · hidden · mystery · enigma · secret · veiled · unexplored
Uncertain of truth
- questionableOf uncertain validity
- unsureLacking confidence or certainty
- unconfirmedNot officially validated
- tentativeUncertain and provisional
inconclusive · indeterminate · ambiguous · debatable · disputable · unsettled · unverified · unsubstantiated
Inferred without certainty
- hypothesizedProposed as unproven theory
- presumedBelieved without certainty
- surmisedConcluded without proof
- supposedAssumed to be true
assumed · guessed · inferred · theorized · postulated · estimated · speculated · projected
Why someone died
- autopsyMedical examination after death
- inquestFormal death cause inquiry
- coronerPublic death investigator
- investigationFormal examination of facts
postmortem · medical examiner · toxicology · pathology · suspicious
undiscovered
Not yet found
- unrevealedNot made public
- undeterminedNot yet established
- unestablishedNot yet firmly placed
unverified · unconfirmed · unexplained · hidden · mystery · enigma · secret · veiled · unexplored · unresolved
doubtful
Uncertain of truth
- questionableOf uncertain validity
- unsureLacking confidence or certainty
- unconfirmedNot officially validated
tentative · inconclusive · indeterminate · ambiguous · debatable · disputable · unsettled · unverified · unsubstantiated · equivocal
conjectured
Inferred without certainty
- hypothesizedProposed as unproven theory
- presumedBelieved without certainty
- surmisedConcluded without proof
supposed · assumed · guessed · inferred · theorized · postulated · estimated · speculated · projected · extrapolated
cause of death
Why someone died
- autopsyMedical examination after death
- inquestFormal death cause inquiry
- coronerPublic death investigator
investigation · postmortem · medical examiner · toxicology · pathology · suspicious
unascertainedascertained
Confirmed as true
established · determined · confirmed · verified · known
unascertainedwell-known
Familiar to many
famous · recognized · acknowledged · stated · declared