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 | ||