unexpressed
Never put into words
Unexpressed describes something felt or thought but not communicated outwardly.
An unexpressed wish remains unspoken.
Unexpressed emotions are kept inside rather than shown.
The word often implies that expression would be natural or expected but has been withheld: Years of unexpressed resentment finally surfaced.
Not expressed verbally
- unutteredNot expressed aloud
- unstatedNot openly expressed
- undeclaredNot officially acknowledged
- unarticulatedNot verbally conveyed
unvoiced · wordless · silent · mute · tacit · implicit · implied · understood
Kept out of sight
- secretConcealed information
- veiledConcealed or obscured
- maskedHaving face covered
- disguisedConcealed true identity
obscured · shrouded · cloaked · covert · undisclosed · unrevealed · camouflaged · cryptic
Held back from expression
- stifledForcibly held in
- withheldKept from giving
- containedKept within limits
- restrainedHeld under control
pent-up · inhibited · checked · smothered · subdued · muffled · squelched · swallowed
Inactive but capable
- potentialLatent capacity for development
- undevelopedNot fully formed
- unrealizedNot made actual
- underlyingExisting beneath the surface
incipient · embryonic · nascent · quiescent · inchoate · unmanifested · untapped · sleeping
unsaid
Not expressed verbally
- unutteredNot expressed aloud
- unstatedNot openly expressed
- undeclaredNot officially acknowledged
unarticulated · unvoiced · wordless · silent · mute · tacit · implicit · implied · understood · assumed
hidden
Kept out of sight
disguised · obscured · shrouded · cloaked · covert · undisclosed · unrevealed · camouflaged · cryptic · private
repressed
Held back from expression
restrained · pent-up · inhibited · checked · smothered · subdued · muffled · squelched · swallowed · buried
dormant
Inactive but capable
- potentialLatent capacity for development
- undevelopedNot fully formed
- unrealizedNot made actual
underlying · incipient · embryonic · nascent · quiescent · inchoate · unmanifested · untapped · sleeping · inactive
- unexpressedunspoken, unstated, unuttered, suppressed, implicit