unnoticed

adjective

un·​no·​ticed ˌən-ˈnō-təst How to pronounce unnoticed (audio)
Synonyms of unnoticednext
: not seen or noticed
an unnoticed error
a change that has gone unnoticed

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Billions pass through the human body every second unnoticed. Georgina Jedikovska, Interesting Engineering, 8 May 2026 What seems to have gone unnoticed is that his ballroom will only hold 999 people, but the WHCD had 2,600 people in attendance (dubious math, at best). Voice Of The People, New York Daily News, 3 May 2026 Surveillance video also captured Recinos sitting on a roof, apparently unnoticed by deputies passing by below. Ted Scouten, Miami Herald, 2 May 2026 Not just what happens on the field, but what happens in the stands, in the spaces between pitches, in the unnoticed acts that form us over time. Peter Folan, Boston Herald, 2 May 2026 See All Example Sentences for unnoticed

Word History

First Known Use

1660, in the meaning defined above

Time Traveler
The first known use of unnoticed was in 1660

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“Unnoticed.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/unnoticed. Accessed 10 May. 2026.

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