Foundation level · Year 4 · free
unseen
adjective · Say it: un-SEEN
What it means
Foundationnot noticed or looked at by anyone
The cat crept unseen into the kitchen and stole a piece of fish.
Similar and opposite words
Synonyms (similar meaning)
- hidden
- invisible
- unnoticed
- unobserved
Antonyms (opposite meaning)
- noticed
- seen
- visible
More examples
- In the test, we read an unseen poem we had never studied before.
Where the word comes from
It is made from 'un-' meaning not and 'seen'.
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