unmediated
adjective
un·me·di·at·ed
ˌən-ˈmē-dē-ˌā-təd 
: not mediated : not communicated or transformed by an intervening agency
experience unmediated by artifice
Examples of unmediated in a Sentence
photoshopped images have made people aware that a digital photograph is not necessarily an unmediated depiction of reality
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These films sought to portray life in Iran unmediated, raw, and often dangerously close to the truth.
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Ali Farahmand, IndieWire, 23 May 2025
In the world of the endless, and increasingly unmediated, scroll, where pictures are the first line of communication and the president is the executive producer of everyone’s reality show, the costumes have become central to the messaging.
—Vanessa Friedman, New York Times, 1 May 2025
Just as Anderson was making futile attempts to protect her own image, an unknown college student was becoming the first woman to allow the internet unfiltered, unmediated access to her life.
—Sophie Gilbert, The Atlantic, 15 Apr. 2025
These rare, unmediated exchanges between everyday Chinese and Americans appeared to reflect the simple pleasures inherent to internet culture—cute kids, cats, and comedy.
—Mark Tseng-Putterman / Made By History, TIME, 10 Mar. 2025
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Ali Farahmand, IndieWire, 23 May 2025
In the world of the endless, and increasingly unmediated, scroll, where pictures are the first line of communication and the president is the executive producer of everyone’s reality show, the costumes have become central to the messaging.
—Vanessa Friedman, New York Times, 1 May 2025
Just as Anderson was making futile attempts to protect her own image, an unknown college student was becoming the first woman to allow the internet unfiltered, unmediated access to her life.
—Sophie Gilbert, The Atlantic, 15 Apr. 2025
These rare, unmediated exchanges between everyday Chinese and Americans appeared to reflect the simple pleasures inherent to internet culture—cute kids, cats, and comedy.
—Mark Tseng-Putterman / Made By History, TIME, 10 Mar. 2025
See All Example Sentences for unmediated
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“Unmediated.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/unmediated. Accessed 4 Jun. 2025.
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