unrecorded

adjective

un·​re·​cord·​ed ˌən-ri-ˈkȯr-dəd 

: not recorded: such as

a

: not written down or included in an official record

unrecorded folklore

previously unrecorded phenomenon/species

unrecorded property deeds

Until weather satellites became common in the 1970s, many tropical storms went unrecorded …

—Thomas Hayden

b

: not recorded on a disc, magnetic tape, etc.

an unrecorded interview/conversation

Synonyms

• uncataloged
• unlisted
• unregistered

Examples of unrecorded in a Sentence

an unrecorded contribution to the scholarship fund

Recent Examples on the Web

While examining old surveys of forests in Mexico, researchers have discovered a previously unrecorded Maya city. —Sonja Anderson, Smithsonian Magazine, 29 Oct. 2024

Tokarczuk’s work points to an alternative world where humans may not be the only actors and reason is not the end of knowledge, an alternative history that finds its roots in the kinds of stories that go unrecorded. —Bekah Waalkes, The Atlantic, 3 Oct. 2024

Kishida's public support eroded amid revelations about the party's ties to the controversial Unification Church, and more recently, unrecorded political donations made at LDP fundraising parties. —Tim Kelly, USA TODAY, 14 Aug. 2024

Unwritten and unrecorded, the religious binds mean nothing. —Pedestrian, Foreign Affairs, 14 Feb. 2015

Word History

First Known Use

1577, in the meaning defined above

Legal Definition

unrecorded

adjective

un·​re·​cord·​ed

ˌən-ri-ˈkȯr-dəd

: not recorded

especially : not set down in the appropriate public record

had priority over an unrecorded security interest in the property