1
a
: not told or related
b
: kept secret
2
: too great or numerous to count : incalculable, vast
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His is a story yet untold.
untold generations have lived and died in this ancient land
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Diana Lodderhose, Deadline, 9 Oct. 2025
In ways large and small, the meal that took place at City Tavern on July 4, 1777, was the result of a thousand unlikely events put into motion by untold numbers of people across time and space.
—Victoria Flexner, The Atlantic, 9 Oct. 2025
And many of the laws don’t cover generic chatbots like ChatGPT, which are not explicitly marketed for therapy but are used by an untold number of people for it.
—Jim Edwards, Fortune, 1 Oct. 2025
Award-winning filmmaker duo Sam Pollard and Daniel Junge dive into the untold legacy of this uniquely inspirational artist whose outspoken voice and lyrics influenced a generation.
—Christian Blauvelt, IndieWire, 30 Sep. 2025
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“Untold.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/untold. Accessed 14 Oct. 2025.
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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
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