untold

adjective

un·​told ˌən-ˈtōld 

1

a

: not told or related

b

: kept secret

2

: too great or numerous to count : incalculable, vast

Synonyms

• countless

Examples of untold in a Sentence

His is a story yet untold.

untold generations have lived and died in this ancient land

Recent Examples on the Web

And sticking close to home may pay untold dividends for inhabitants’ mental health, Gorman said. —Jackie Wattles, CNN Money, 12 Sep. 2025

What success stories remain untold? —Matt Lowe, Forbes.com, 9 Sep. 2025

Per Nielsen, the afternoon windows from eight years ago were down 13% versus the analogous lineup in 2016, as millions of large Florida markets were plunged into darkness … and untold scores of fans in adjacent states switched over to the Weather Channel and various news outlets. —Anthony Crupi, Sportico.com, 8 Sep. 2025

LLMs can encode untold sackfuls of them within their trillions of parameters — and as the old saw goes, quantity has a quality all its own. —John Pavlus, Quanta Magazine, 2 Sep. 2025

Word History

First Known Use

14th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1a

Rhymes for untold

• ahold
• behold
• billfold
• blindfold
• cajoled
• consoled
• controlled
• cotswold
• eightfold
• enfold
• enrolled
• extolled

Kids Definition

untold

adjective

un·​told ən-ˈtōld 

ˈən-

1

: not told : not revealed

untold secrets

a story yet untold

2

: not counted : vast, numberless

untold wealth