unedited

English

Alternative forms

• inedited (dated)

Etymology

From un- +‎ edited.

Adjective

unedited (not comparable)

1. Not having been altered from the original version; not edited.

   Synonym: nonedited

   Antonym: edited

   • 2012, James Lambert, “Beyond Hobson-Jobson: A new lexicography for Indian English”, in World Englishes‎^[1], page 302:

     The sources the citations are drawn from are significant, being printed books or newspapers subject to editorial processes and gatekeepers of language standards, as opposed to unedited texts such as blogs, chatroom logs or student writing.

   • 2025 February 3, Brian Stelter, “The FCC’s battle with CBS over its Harris interview is raising red flags”, in CNN‎^[2]:

     That’s what prompted new FCC Chairman Brendan Carr to send a “letter of inquiry” to CBS, asking the network to hand over the unedited tapes and transcript.

Usage notes

• unedited is over 400 times more common than nonedited.

collocations with unedited

• unedited footage
• unedited letter
• unedited manuscript
• unedited text
• unedited transcript
• unedited version
• unedited video

Coordinate terms

• unabridged
• uncensored
• unexpurgated

Related terms

• unedit (verb)

See also

• inedita

Anagrams

• undieted