unheralded

adjective

un·​her·​ald·​ed ˌən-ˈher-əl-dəd 

-ˈhe-rəl-

: not heralded: such as

a

: not publicly acclaimed

an unheralded film

an unheralded opponent

b

: coming or occurring without advance notice : unexpected

… the faster the boat the less the risk of getting caught out in an unheralded gale or storm.

—Peter Haward

Examples of unheralded in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web

While Wu was hoisting a chain saw that day in Nova Scotia—and covered extensively by an admiring media—Healey was delivering an unheralded and uncovered speech to an energy conference of the New England-Canadian Business Council in Boston. —Peter Lucas, Boston Herald, 24 Nov. 2025

Other films screened over three days included Stuntman, director Herbert Leung’s paean to the unheralded heroes of martial arts movies, Robin Lee’s extreme sports documentary Four Trails, and the romance Last Song for You from Jill Leung. —Mathew Scott, HollywoodReporter, 24 Nov. 2025

Looking ahead to Senior Day, who are some graduating seniors who have been unheralded but instrumental in building and continuing the culture of this team? —Pete Sampson, New York Times, 13 Nov. 2025

The editors are the most important, unheralded group. —Roxana Hadadi, Vulture, 13 Nov. 2025

Word History

First Known Use

1864, in the meaning defined above

Rhymes for unheralded

• heralded