unsealed
No longer closed
Unsealed means not sealed or having had a seal removed.
An unsealed envelope lacks the closure that would secure its contents.
Unsealed court documents have been made publicly available after restrictions were lifted: The judge unsealed the records from the trial.
An unsealed jar may spoil faster.
The word often implies vulnerability or exposure—something meant to be protected now isn't.
Having no cover
- unlockedNot fastened shut
- ajarPartially open
- unwrappedRemoved outer covering
- unpackedRemoved from luggage
unlatched · unfastened · undone · uncorked · unzipped · untied · cracked · pried
Made previously hidden known
- divulgedRevealed secret information
- declassifiedMade publicly accessible
- leakedEscaped through opening
- releasedSet free from confinement
publicized · opened · accessible · available · unredacted · unclassified · discoverable · transparent
Without safeguard or shield
- bareLacking any covering
- uncoveredMade visible or known
- weatheredEroded by exposure
- oxidizedCombined with oxygen
corroded · deteriorated · degraded · eroded · worn · tarnished · decayed · compromised
Formal charge from jury
- courtTrial venue or sports surface
- recordsStored data or albums
- documentsFormal written records
- testimonySworn statement as evidence
evidence · warrant · filing · deposition · proceedings · charges · case · docket
Subject to decay
- unpreservedNot kept from decay
- freshNewly made, not stale
- openedMade no longer closed
- refrigeratePreserve with cold
expiring · contaminated · stale · rancid · oxidizing · degrading · wilting · drying
uncapped
Having no cover
unpacked · unlatched · unfastened · undone · uncorked · unzipped · untied · cracked · pried · loosened
disclosed
Made previously hidden known
- divulgedRevealed secret information
- declassifiedMade publicly accessible
- leakedEscaped through opening
released · publicized · opened · accessible · available · unredacted · unclassified · discoverable · transparent · exposed
unprotected
Without safeguard or shield
oxidized · corroded · deteriorated · degraded · eroded · worn · tarnished · decayed · compromised · open-air
indictment
Formal charge from jury
testimony · evidence · warrant · filing · deposition · proceedings · charges · case · docket · archive
spoilable
Subject to decay
- unpreservedNot kept from decay
- freshNewly made, not stale
- openedMade no longer closed
refrigerate · expiring · contaminated · stale · rancid · oxidizing · degrading · wilting · drying · unrefrigerated
- statusespending, active, approved, inactive, completed
- can be opendoor, window, gate, lid, box
- fastening statesfastened, unfastened, locked, unlocked, latched
- Open synonymsajar, unlocked, uncovered, exposed, revealed
- Security Statussafe, secure, secured, unsafe, insecure
- conditionsmedical condition, weather conditions, environmental conditions, living conditions, working conditions
unsealedsealed
Closed to prevent entry
airtight · hermetically sealed · watertight · vacuum-sealed · hermetic
unsealedsealed
Closed to prevent entry
under seal · classified · confidential · embossed · notarized