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Definition of uncaught

uncaught

/ʌnˈkɔːt/
un · caught
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• adjective

1

Not captured, seized, or apprehended.

Example

"The elusive fox remained uncaught despite the rangers' best efforts to relocate it."

2

(in computing) Designating an exception or runtime error that is not intercepted and handled by an error-handling routine.

Example

"The application crashed unexpectedly because of an uncaught exception in the database module."

3

Not noticed, detected, or discovered, such as an oversight or error.

Example

"Several uncaught typos in the final manuscript had to be corrected in the second printing."

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• Rhymes for uncaught

• Nearby Words

uncatchy
uncategorizable
uncatered
uncaught
unceasing
unceasingly
unceded

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Wordmom. (2026). Definition of Uncaught. In Wordmom Dictionary. Retrieved Nov 5, 2026, from https://wordmom.com/dictionary/uncaught
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