uncredited

adjective

un·​cred·​it·​ed ˌən-ˈkre-di-təd How to pronounce uncredited (audio)
: not credited
especially : not given credit, recognition, or acknowledgement
a negotiator whose contributions have gone uncredited
: not named or acknowledged in the list of people contributing to a performance (as in a film)
an uncredited actor
an uncredited appearance

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In 2007, Jones appeared in the golf comedy Who's Your Caddy? and had an uncredited cameo in Hemingway & Gellhorn in 2012. Jessica Sager, People.com, 1 June 2025 Mike gets into a brawl when Nathan (Dickinson, uncredited), a fellow addict also living rough, steals his wallet and blows all his cash. David Rooney, HollywoodReporter, 17 May 2025 Holding credits for working as a writer’s assistant for his cousin on 2009’s The International, and as an uncredited writer’s consultant on 2017’s Only The Brave that Kosinski directed and Singer co-wrote, Gray has mainly held digital artist jobs in the industry. Dominic Patten, Deadline, 28 Apr. 2025 Every scene is a joy because every performance is perfectly pitched, and there’s not a shred of fat on Deborah Moggach’s screenplay (which received an uncredited development assist from Emma Thompson). Kate Erbland, IndieWire, 21 Apr. 2025 See All Example Sentences for uncredited

Word History

First Known Use

1586, in the meaning defined above

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The first known use of uncredited was in 1586

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“Uncredited.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/uncredited. Accessed 10 Jun. 2025.

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