unread
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Synonyms & Antonyms for unread
Synonyms
analphabetic, benighted, dark, ignorant, illiterate, nonliterate, rude, simple, uneducated, uninstructed, unlearned, unlettered, unschooled, untaught, untutored
Antonyms
educated, knowledgeable, lettered, literate, schooled, well-informed, well-read
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The failure within Bowes’ unit — and the discovery in late June of tens of thousands unread notices neatly organized in an Registry storage room — was just one of several that quietly played out for years within the agency. — Matt Stout, BostonGlobe.com, "Second RMV official fired in wake of scandal," 20 Aug. 2019 Returning to 3,000 unread emails is also not an appealing prospect, so five minutes deleting the detritus while the rest of the family is in the shower seems like a reasonable compromise. — The Economist, "Holidays are good for workers and companies alike," 8 Aug. 2019 By May, when the department realized what was going on, there were 321 unread messages in that account. — New York Times, "Child Neglect Reports Sat Unread for 4 Years Because of an Email Mix-up," 15 July 2019 Users reported bugs, such as images not loading on Instagram and problems with Twitter direct messages, including the app showing notifications for unread DMs that weren't there when users checked their inbox. — Kaya Yurieff, CNN, "Facebook, Instagram and other platforms experiencing issues worldwide," 3 July 2019 Messages appear as a blue indicator dot rather than Slack’s red dot that displays your number of unread messages. — Rani Molla, Vox, "If Slack is so good, why are so many companies trying to fix it?," 24 June 2019 Number of unread emails: 14—I don’t like full mailboxes. — WSJ, "Chelsea Handler on Her Favorite Podcast," 2 Apr. 2019 But that unread letter from Kim also symbolizes the unanswered questions about the June 12 summit in Singapore: Is North Korea serious about giving up its nuclear arsenal? — Gregory Korte, USA TODAY, "Analysis: With an unopened letter from Pyongyang, Trump-Kim summit is on again," 1 June 2018 Candace and Mike Hernandez, divided on unread email policy. — Katherine Bindley, WSJ, "Those Red Alert Bubbles on Your Phone Are Driving Your Loved One Crazy," 25 May 2018These example sentences are selected automatically from various online news sources to reflect current usage of the word 'unread.' Views expressed in the examples do not represent the opinion of Merriam-Webster or its editors. Send us feedback.
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