unfiltered

adjective

un·​fil·​tered ˌən-ˈfil-tərd How to pronounce unfiltered (audio)
1
: not filtered
unfiltered wine
also : not modified, processed, or refined
unfiltered commercial publicity material Paul Grimes
2
: lacking a filter
an unfiltered cigarette

Examples of unfiltered in a Sentence

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Joking about the unfiltered — and often unsolicited — advice her mom has given them over the years, Kardashian, 40, revealed one particularly embarrassing moment. Liza Esquibias, People.com, 27 Feb. 2025 Coaches and staffers were granted anonymity for their unfiltered thoughts. Antonio Morales, The Athletic, 26 Feb. 2025 With much respect to this anonymous sage, there’s even more to glean from watching an unfiltered 60-something Moore take on youth, beauty and fame on the screen. Mara Reinstein, The Hollywood Reporter, 24 Feb. 2025 Going Dutch – Comedy following loudmouth U.S. Army Colonel Patrick Quinn (Denis Leary) who, after an epically unfiltered rant, is reassigned to the Netherlands where he is punished with a command position at the least strategically-significant army base in the world. Jesse Whittock, Deadline, 19 Feb. 2025 See All Example Sentences for unfiltered

Word History

First Known Use

circa 1775, in the meaning defined at sense 1

Time Traveler
The first known use of unfiltered was circa 1775

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“Unfiltered.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/unfiltered. Accessed 9 Mar. 2025.

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