unheeded

adjective

un·​heed·​ed ˌən-ˈhē-dəd How to pronounce unheeded (audio)
: not attended or listened to : not heeded
unheeded warnings

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His advice largely unheeded, state party Chairman Rusty Hicks on Thursday said the fate of a Democratic victory now rests squarely on the gubernatorial candidates who flouted him. Seema Mehta, Los Angeles Times, 6 Mar. 2026 Yet, these cautions go largely unheeded. Les Rubin, Boston Herald, 25 Feb. 2026 Federal calls for states to slow down are so far going unheeded. Lexi Lonas Cochran, The Hill, 4 Feb. 2026 His extended cameo as a version of himself who keeps giving unheeded advice to the guys in the band is the movie’s one jolt of deadpan energy; somebody get McCartney his own Curb Your Enthusiasm. Will Leitch, Vulture, 16 Dec. 2025 See All Example Sentences for unheeded

Word History

First Known Use

1611, in the meaning defined above

Time Traveler
The first known use of unheeded was in 1611

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“Unheeded.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/unheeded. Accessed 21 Mar. 2026.

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