unspecified

adjective

un·​spec·​i·​fied ˌən-ˈspe-sə-ˌfīd How to pronounce unspecified (audio)
Synonyms of unspecifiednext
: not named or stated explicitly : not specified
an unspecified location
unspecifiable adjective
unspecifiable sources

Examples of unspecified in a Sentence

some unspecified person is expected to replace him temporarily as director of operations until a permanent director can be found
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But Carter was limited to two eight-minute outings on June 11 and 13, then missed five games because of an unspecified illness. Steven Louis Goldstein, New York Times, 30 June 2026 Giavara seeks profits from the movie and unspecified damages, plus a court order naming him as a writer of the film. Winston Cho, HollywoodReporter, 29 June 2026 An unspecified number of structures have been affected by the fire. Jennifer McRae, CBS News, 29 June 2026 Concurrently, the Commerce Department took unprecedented action, pulling Anthropic's frontier AI models, Fable 5 and Mythos 5, due to unspecified national security concerns. Alexander Puutio, Forbes.com, 26 June 2026 See All Example Sentences for unspecified

Word History

First Known Use

1624, in the meaning defined above

Time Traveler
The first known use of unspecified was in 1624

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“Unspecified.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/unspecified. Accessed 7 Jul. 2026.

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