unconfessed
Never admitted aloud
Unconfessed describes something not admitted or acknowledged, especially wrongdoing or sin.
An unconfessed crime remains hidden; unconfessed guilt weighs on the conscience.
In religious contexts, unconfessed sins are those not disclosed to a priest or to God: He died with his sins unconfessed.
The word can also apply to feelings never revealed: unconfessed love.
Made invisible deliberately
- undisclosedNot made known
- unrevealedNot made public
- secretConcealed information
- veiledConcealed or obscured
latent · buried · suppressed · shrouded · obscured · covert · clandestine · private
Guilt for wrongdoing
- shamePainful awareness of failure
- contritionRemorseful state over misdeeds
- repentanceRemorseful rejection of past wrongs
- regretSorrow over past actions
self-reproach · compunction · penitence · culpability · conscience · sinfulness · transgression · wrongdoing
Not verbally expressed
- unutteredNot expressed aloud
- unsaidNot expressed verbally
- unvoicedNot expressed aloud
- wordlessLacking spoken content
unexpressed · tacit · withheld · kept quiet · tight-lipped · mute · reserved · reticent
Measure of heaviness
- inner turmoilPsychological distress within oneself
- albatrossLong-winged oceanic bird
- cross to bearPersistent personal burden
- hauntedOccupied by ghosts
concealed
Made invisible deliberately
- undisclosedNot made known
- unrevealedNot made public
- secretConcealed information
veiled · latent · buried · suppressed · shrouded · obscured · covert · clandestine · private · disguised
remorse
Guilt for wrongdoing
- shamePainful awareness of failure
- contritionRemorseful state over misdeeds
- repentanceRemorseful rejection of past wrongs
regret · self-reproach · compunction · penitence · culpability · conscience · sinfulness · transgression · wrongdoing · misdeed
unspoken
Not verbally expressed
wordless · unexpressed · tacit · withheld · kept quiet · tight-lipped · mute · reserved · reticent · hushed
weight
Measure of heaviness
- inner turmoilPsychological distress within oneself
- albatrossLong-winged oceanic bird
- cross to bearPersistent personal burden
haunted · unrelieved · pent-up
confess, confession, confessed, confessor, confessing, confesses, confessional, self-confessed