Unwritten

Antonyms for unwritten:

written, statute, codified, scripted.

Synonyms for unwritten:

Sense 1

overt, known, Famed, traditional, fishbowl, unclassified, certain, foreseeable, encyclopedic, transparent, word of mouth, old, recognizable, declassified.

Sense 2

freely, abroad, publicly, public, outright, open.

Sense 3

out.

Sense 4

verbal.

ad-lib

ad lib.

Other synonyms and related words:

encyclopedic, overt, verbal, impromptu, off the cuff, traditional, oral, abroad, self-generated, unrehearsed, offhand, extemporaneous, fishbowl, Nuncupative, old, open, extemporary, freely, extempore, offhanded, certain.

by word of mouth (adjective)

spoken.

understood (adjective)

oral, verbal, spoken, traditional.

Sense 1 (noun)

open, unclassified, transparent, known, out, overt, public.

Sense 2 (noun)

word of mouth, verbal.

oral (noun)

word of mouth.

traditional (noun)

traditional.

unwritten (noun)

oral, common-law, ad lib, unscripted, spontaneous, spoken.

Usage examples for unwritten:

• Now the past is past and the future an unwritten sheet." - "Kai Lung's Golden Hours", Ernest Bramah Commentator: Hilaire Belloc.
• She began to understand dimly, as one begins to understand any great truth, that everything around her obeyed that unwritten fundamental law of love, expressed it, sounded it, down to the leaves of the trees casting their flickering shadows on the silver field of moonlight, and the long- drawn chorus of the insects of the summer night. - "The Portion of Labor", Mary E. Wilkins Freeman.
• Athanasius steadily refused to obey any unwritten orders, and held his bishopric for upwards of two years longer, before Constantius felt strong enough to enforce his wishes. - "History Of Egypt From 330 B.C. To The Present Time, Volume 11 (of 12)", S. Rappoport.