English adjective: unwritten | |||
1. | unwritten based on custom rather than documentation | ||
Samples | An unwritten law. Rites...so ancient that they well might have had their unwritten origins in Aurignacian times. | ||
Similar | common-law | ||
Antonyms | written | ||
2. | unwritten using speech rather than writing | ||
Samples | An oral tradition. An oral agreement. | ||
Synonyms | oral | ||
Similar | spoken | ||
Antonyms | written | ||
3. | unwritten said or done without having been planned or written in advance | ||
Samples | He made a few ad-lib remarks. | ||
Synonyms | ad-lib, spontaneous | ||
Similar | unscripted | ||
Antonyms | scripted, written | ||