unvalued

adjective

un·​val·​ued ˌən-ˈval-(ˌ)yüd How to pronounce unvalued (audio)
-yəd
1
obsolete : invaluable
2
a
: not important or prized : disregarded
b
: not appraised

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Such skills do not go unvalued, and the hackers concerned were rewarded $75,000 for their efforts. Davey Winder, Forbes.com, 17 May 2025 Most of it winds up in the trash, unvalued and worthless. Victor Mather, New York Times, 25 Feb. 2025 When opportunities for advancement, skill development, or career progression are limited, employees may feel stuck, unvalued, or underappreciated. Bryan Robinson, Forbes, 12 Jan. 2025 This will be a core emotion like feeling unworthy, unseen, unlovable, unvalued, inadequate, insignificant, helpless, or rejected. Finnian Kelly, TIME, 8 July 2024 What a world in which her labour went unvalued, perhaps unnoticed altogether. Hazlitt, 12 July 2023 Customer feedback and perspective is an extremely valuable, yet sometimes unvalued, commodity. Sarah Figueroa, Rolling Stone, 4 Mar. 2022

Word History

First Known Use

1586, in the meaning defined at sense 1

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The first known use of unvalued was in 1586

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“Unvalued.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/unvalued. Accessed 9 Sep. 2025.

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unvalued

adjective
un·​val·​ued ˌən-ˈval-yüd How to pronounce unvalued (audio)
-yəd,
ˈən-
1
: not important or prized : disregarded
2
: not having an estimated value
a box of unvalued goods

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