undocumented
Lacking official records
Undocumented means lacking official papers or records.
An undocumented immigrant has no legal authorization to reside in a country—the term emerged as a neutral alternative to "illegal alien." Beyond immigration, undocumented describes anything without proper paperwork: undocumented transactions, undocumented software features.
In computing, an undocumented function exists but isn't described in official manuals.
Not set down formally
- unofficialNot formally recognized
- oralOf the mouth
- unloggedNot officially noted
- off-the-booksUnrecorded for tax purposes
untraceable · unarchived · unregistered · unreported · uncatalogued · unlisted · unfiled · unchronicled
One who relocates
- unauthorizedNot officially permitted
- noncitizenNon-national resident
- overstayerOne remaining past permitted
- deporteePerson forcibly removed abroad
refugee · irregular · unregistered · stateless · displaced · exile · undeclared · clandestine
Intentionally concealed
- concealedMade invisible deliberately
- secretConcealed information
- undergroundBelow ground or countercultural
- invisibleCannot be seen
shadow · off-grid · untraceable · anonymous · incognito · undetected · obscured · clandestine
Not officially validated
- unsubstantiatedWithout supporting evidence
- uncorroboratedNot confirmed by evidence
- unsupportedLacking backing or proof
- unprovenNot yet established
alleged · rumored · anecdotal · hearsay · questionable · doubtful · uncertain · speculative
unwritten
Not set down formally
- unofficialNot formally recognized
- oralOf the mouth
- unloggedNot officially noted
off-the-books · untraceable · unarchived · unregistered · unreported · uncatalogued · unlisted · unfiled · unchronicled · lost
migrant
One who relocates
- unauthorizedNot officially permitted
- noncitizenNon-national resident
- overstayerOne remaining past permitted
deportee · refugee · irregular · unregistered · stateless · displaced · exile · undeclared · clandestine · smuggled
covert
Intentionally concealed
- concealedMade invisible deliberately
- secretConcealed information
- undergroundBelow ground or countercultural
invisible · shadow · off-grid · untraceable · anonymous · incognito · undetected · obscured · clandestine · surreptitious
unconfirmed
Not officially validated
- unsubstantiatedWithout supporting evidence
- uncorroboratedNot confirmed by evidence
- unsupportedLacking backing or proof
unproven · alleged · rumored · anecdotal · hearsay · questionable · doubtful · uncertain · speculative · tentative
- immigrationimmigrant, immigrants, visa, refugee, citizenship
- Doublespeakcollateral damage, enhanced interrogation, friendly fire, regime change, neutralize
- migrationmigration, immigrants, refugees, immigration, emigration
- residentsresident, residents, inhabitants, inhabitant, local
- identitiesalter ego, gender, persona, sexuality, alias
- Mexican Immigrationbraceros, Mexican Americans, Tejanos, migrants, dreamers
undocumenteddocumented
Preserved in official records
recorded · registered · on record · filed · catalogued
undocumenteddocumented
Preserved in official records
legal · authorized · legal resident · registered · naturalized
undocumenteddocumented
Preserved in official records
referenced · cited · sourced · substantiated · verified
- undocumented immigrantsMigrants without legal papers
- undocumented workerLaborer without work authorization
- undocumented migrantsForeign nationals without authorization
- undocumented studentsStudents without legal residency
- undocumented alienForeign resident without papers
- undocumented migrationBorder crossing without authorization