unrecognized

adjective

un·​rec·​og·​nized ˌən-ˈre-kig-ˌnīzd 

-kəg-

: not recognized: such as

a

: not given deserved attention or notice

Her achievements were left unrecognized.

b

: not identified, detected, or known

a problem that has gone unrecognized for months

unrecognized symptoms

Synonyms

• nameless
• no-name
• noteless
• obscure
• uncelebrated
• unfamous
• unknown
• unsung

Examples of unrecognized in a Sentence

she was an unrecognized pioneer in the field of mathematics until a film about her life was produced

Recent Examples on the Web

Her candor didn’t go unrecognized; Becoming became the best-selling book of 2018 in the U.S. 15 days after it was released. —Shannon Carlin, TIME, 15 July 2024

This high level of service has not gone unrecognized. —Ascend Agency, New York Daily News, 1 Mar. 2024

Either way, the reversal of population trends is a paradigm shift of the first order and one that is almost completely unrecognized. —Zachary Karabell, Foreign Affairs, 12 Aug. 2019

At the same time, researchers also want to keep an open mind and an eye out for any new, previously unrecognized relationships in weather that can cause tornadoes that might show up in the AI forecast. —Umair Irfan, Vox, 21 June 2024

Word History

First Known Use

1710, in the meaning defined above