unadmitted
unadmitted — adjective
- unadmittedpositive
- more unadmittedcomparative
- most unadmittedsuperlative
1. kept secret and never said out loud, even though it is true.
kept secret and never said out loud, even though it is true.
Behind her polite smile lay an unadmitted fear of meeting her old teacher.
describes a private feeling never spoken aloud
The manager's unadmitted mistake slowly cost the small bakery several loyal customers.
modifies a fault the person refuses to own
For years an unadmitted jealousy had shaped how Soraya treated her younger sister.
There was an unadmitted reason why Diego kept avoiding the family dinners.
The committee's unadmitted goal was simply to delay the noisy new project.
- unacknowledged
very close; stresses refusing to recognise something rather than hiding it
- secret
plainer and more general; not limited to feelings or faults
- hidden
broader; can describe physical things, not only private truths
- acknowledged
openly recognised as true
- confessed
specifically of a fault or wrongdoing said aloud
用法筆記
Almost always placed before a noun, not after 'be'. Subjects are usually inner states or motives the person hides — fear, guilt, jealousy, a reason, a goal.
常見錯誤
2. not allowed to come into a place or to become part of a group.
not allowed to come into a place or to become part of a group.
The unadmitted students waited outside the hall while the exam started without them.
describes people refused entry to a place
Patients still unadmitted by midnight slept on chairs in the crowded waiting room.
passive sense: not taken in by [institution]
The two unadmitted nations kept asking to join the trade group each spring.
Reporters left unadmitted to the meeting gathered near the gate for hours.
Hopeful members remained unadmitted until the club finished reviewing every form.
用法筆記
Distinguish from sense 1: here the subject is a person or group physically or formally kept out of a place, club, school, or hospital — not an inner truth being hidden.