unshown
Kept from view
Unshown describes something that has not been displayed, revealed, or made visible.
A film may remain unshown if it never screens publicly.
Evidence can go unshown in court if it's never presented to the jury.
The unshown footage contained deleted scenes.
The word often implies something exists but has been withheld or simply never exhibited.
Not made known
- untoldNot revealed or measured
- unpublishedNot yet in print
- unannouncedWithout prior notice
- unreportedNot officially documented
secret · mystery · unknown · unconfessed · undivulged · classified · confidential · private
Made invisible deliberately
- secretConcealed information
- veiledConcealed or obscured
- maskedHaving face covered
- shroudedCovered and hidden
cloaked · obscured · buried · camouflaged · disguised · covered · screened · secreted
Not perceived visually
- imperceptibleCannot be sensed
- undetectableImpossible to notice
- unnoticedNot perceived by anyone
- unobservableCannot be detected
transparent · indiscernible · vanished · faded · ethereal · ghostly · intangible · subliminal
Inactive but capable
- potentialLatent capacity for development
- underlyingExisting beneath the surface
- undevelopedNot fully formed
- unexpressedNot communicated outwardly
untapped · unrealized · implicit · inherent · quiescent · embryonic · incipient · nascent
undisclosed
Not made known
- untoldNot revealed or measured
- unpublishedNot yet in print
- unannouncedWithout prior notice
unreported · secret · mystery · unknown · unconfessed · undivulged · classified · confidential · private · unaired
concealed
Made invisible deliberately
shrouded · cloaked · obscured · buried · camouflaged · disguised · covered · screened · secreted · tucked away
unseen
Not perceived visually
- imperceptibleCannot be sensed
- undetectableImpossible to notice
- unnoticedNot perceived by anyone
unobservable · transparent · indiscernible · vanished · faded · ethereal · ghostly · intangible · subliminal · below the surface
dormant
Inactive but capable
- potentialLatent capacity for development
- underlyingExisting beneath the surface
- undevelopedNot fully formed
unexpressed · untapped · unrealized · implicit · inherent · quiescent · embryonic · incipient · nascent · subconscious