unavowed
Kept from speech
Not openly acknowledged or admitted.
An unavowed motive is one you act on but don't confess to; an unavowed feeling is one you harbor but don't express.
The word suggests concealment that may be deliberate or simply unexamined: His unavowed ambition shaped every decision he made.
Placed beneath earth
- withheldKept from giving
- repressedHeld back from expression
- bottledStored in glass vessels
- stifledForcibly held in
smothered · unconfessed · untold · unexposed · guarded · unreported · secret · unshared
Understood without words
- implicitUnderstood without being stated
- unrecognizedNot identified or acknowledged
- unsaidNot expressed verbally
- unexpressedNot communicated outwardly
undeclared · unvoiced · unrevealed · unspoken · unstated · unmentioned · unnamed · uncredited
Concealed from authorities
- covertIntentionally concealed
- surreptitiousDone secretly, avoiding detection
- furtiveSecretive and sly
- stealthySecretly cautious in movement
hidden · veiled · concealed · undercover · cloaked · discreet · shrouded · camouflaged
buried
Placed beneath earth
stifled · smothered · unconfessed · untold · unexposed · guarded · unreported · secret · unshared · harbored
tacit
Understood without words
- implicitUnderstood without being stated
- unrecognizedNot identified or acknowledged
- unsaidNot expressed verbally
unexpressed · undeclared · unvoiced · unrevealed · unspoken · unstated · unmentioned · unnamed · uncredited · unconfirmed
clandestine
Concealed from authorities
- covertIntentionally concealed
- surreptitiousDone secretly, avoiding detection
- furtiveSecretive and sly
stealthy · hidden · veiled · concealed · undercover · cloaked · discreet · shrouded · camouflaged · masked
repudiated
Formally rejected or denied
- rejectedRefused or turned away
- renouncedFormally rejected or abandoned
- disclaimedFormally denied responsibility
disowned · abjured · recanted · retracted · forsworn · contradicted · negated · refuted · rebuffed · spurned