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adjective un·told \ ˌən-ˈtōld \

Definition of untold

1 a :not told or related

b :kept secret

2 :too great or numerous to count :incalculable, vast

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Examples of untold in a Sentence

His is a story yet untold.
untold generations have lived and died in this ancient land

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Mayor Greg Fischer, Metro Council members, and an untold number of citizens oppose having to pay to use Waterfront Park, which gets about 2 million visitors a year.

— sheldon s. shafer, The Courier-Journal, "Metro Council pledges to try to raise money to prevent parking fees at Waterfront Park," 25 Aug. 2017
Despite leads and untold hours of investigation, no one has ever been convicted.

— william thornton wthornton@al.com, AL.com, "'Let them have rest': Questions persist in 18-year-old unsolved double murder," 20 Aug. 2017
The Saudis have spent untold billions exporting their radical religious ideology.

— andrew doran, National Review, "From Raqqa, with a Christian Unit on the Front Lines of the Caliphate War," 1 Aug. 2017
The stone in the rough form contains untold potential...

— caroline hallemann, Town & Country, "A Massive 1,109-Carat Rough Diamond Is Too Large to Sell," 21 July 2017
And as To the Bone receives praise for its authentic portrayal of eating disorders, the stories of women of color with EDs continue to be untold.

— emilly prado, Marie Claire, "How 'To the Bone' Contributes to the Whitewashing of Eating Disorders," 21 July 2017
State and local authorities seized untold millions more.

— the washington post, AL.com, "Sessions wants police to seize more money and property," 18 July 2017
Team Turney: Lawrence Taylor, LB Because the NFL did not begin counting sacks as an official stat until 1982, historian Turney spent untold amounts of time researching pass-rushing production from ’81 on back.

— chris burke, The MMQB, "CHRIS BURKE’S ALL-TIME DRAFT MOCK FIRST-ROUND," 13 July 2017
The Enquirer brings you the 50 most influential people in Bengals history through various forms of media, bringing you the names and untold stories that shaped this franchise over its first half century -- good, bad and ugly.

— jim owczarski, Cincinnati.com, "Bengals 50: Bill Walsh, a Bengals innovator who won titles elsewhere," 5 July 2017

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First Known Use of untold

14th century

untold Synonyms

Synonyms

innumerable, innumerous, myriad, numberless, uncountable, uncounted, unnumbered, countless

Antonyms

countable, enumerable, numberable

Related Words

endless, infinite, unlimited, vast; many, multitudinous, numerous

Near Antonyms

finite, limited

UNTOLD Defined for English Language Learners

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adjective

Definition of untold for English Language Learners

: not told or made public
: too many to count or too much to measure

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adjective un·told \ ˌən-ˈtōld \

Definition of untold for Students

1 :not told or made public

untold secrets

2 :too great or too numerous to be counted :vast

untold resources

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