unread B2 Topic:Media & Publishing US /ʌnˈrɛd/ UK /ʌnˈrɛd/ See IPA manual Freq #55891 Meanings 1 adj not yet or never read The letter remained sealed and unread for eleven years. 2 adj not widely informed through reading; poorly read in a subject Although gifted in mathematics, he was largely unread in modern history. Thesaurus Synonyms 1 adj · not yet or never read unopenedoverlooked 2 adj · not widely informed through... unverseduninformed ↔ Opposites readwell-read Word family Related forms readreading Etymology Formed from un- ("not") + read. In the adjective, read has the pronunciation of the past participle, so unread is pronounced with /rɛd/, not with the vowel of the present-tense verb read. Topics Media & Publishing External links Cambridge Dictionary Wiktionary Google Images # unread **Type:** Word **Level:** B2 **Part of speech:** adj **IPA (US):** /ʌnˈrɛd/ **IPA (UK):** /ʌnˈrɛd/ **Frequency rank:** 55891 ## Meanings 1. not yet or never read 2. not widely informed through reading; poorly read in a subject ## Examples - The letter remained sealed and unread for eleven years. - Although gifted in mathematics, he was largely unread in modern history. ## Synonyms - unopened - unversed - uninformed ## Antonyms - read - well-read ## Related Forms - read - reading ## Etymology Formed from un- ("not") + read. In the adjective, read has the pronunciation of the past participle, so unread is pronounced with /rɛd/, not with the vowel of the present-tense verb read. ## Topics - Media & Publishing markdown