unexamined
Not looked into
Unexamined describes something that has not been inspected, analyzed, or thought through carefully.
An unexamined assumption is one that has been accepted without scrutiny; an unexamined life, in the famous Socratic formulation, is one lived without reflection on its purpose or meaning.
The word often carries a critical edge, suggesting that examination would reveal flaws or contradictions: His unexamined beliefs finally caught up with him.
Not given proper attention
- ignoredPurposely not noticed
- disregardedNot given consideration
- missedFailed to reach
- omittedLeft out intentionally
forgotten · bypassed · unnoticed · unobserved · unheeded · unattended · unconsidered · unexplored
Unchallengeable official beliefs
- credulityUncritical acceptance of claims
- complacencyUncritical satisfaction with oneself
- conformityAdherence to norms
- acquiescenceUnresisting acceptance
naivety · acceptance · faith · orthodoxy · groupthink · unthinking · passive · incurious
Believed without certainty
- taken-for-grantedPresumed without acknowledgment
- presupposedAccepted as already true
- acceptedFormally agreed to
- unquestionedAccepted without challenge
unchallenged · untested · unverified · axiomatic · givens · assumptions · suppositions · preconceived
Below conscious awareness
- implicitUnderstood without being stated
- biasUnfair inclination or prejudice
- prejudicePreformed unfavorable opinion
- stereotypeFixed oversimplified notion
underlying · tacit · automatic · instinctive · internalized · unaware · latent · hidden
neglected
Not given proper attention
- ignoredPurposely not noticed
- disregardedNot given consideration
- missedFailed to reach
omitted · forgotten · bypassed · unnoticed · unobserved · unheeded · unattended · unconsidered · unexplored · unscrutinized
dogma
Unchallengeable official beliefs
- credulityUncritical acceptance of claims
- complacencyUncritical satisfaction with oneself
- conformityAdherence to norms
acquiescence · naivety · acceptance · faith · orthodoxy · groupthink · unthinking · passive · incurious · unreflective
presumed
Believed without certainty
- taken-for-grantedPresumed without acknowledgment
- presupposedAccepted as already true
- acceptedFormally agreed to
unquestioned · unchallenged · untested · unverified · axiomatic · givens · assumptions · suppositions · preconceived · believed
subconscious
Below conscious awareness
- implicitUnderstood without being stated
- biasUnfair inclination or prejudice
- prejudicePreformed unfavorable opinion
stereotype · underlying · tacit · automatic · instinctive · internalized · unaware · latent · hidden · ingrained
- thoughtlessthoughtless, unthinking, mindless, unreflective, unconsidered
- Unprovenunproven, untried, unverified, unconfirmed, unvalidated
- freefree, freed, liberated, released, unchained
- unexplored placesdeep sea, unmapped, undiscovered, deep ocean, uncharted
unexaminedexamined
Looked at closely
scrutinized · inspected · investigated · analyzed · vetted
unexaminedexamined
Looked at closely
questioned · introspected · considered · contemplated · interrogated
examine, examination, examined, examiner, examining, examines, reexamine, reexamined, reexamining