1
a
: not told or related
a story yet untold
b
: kept secret
2
: too great or numerous to count : incalculable, vast
untold treasures
untold suffering
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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Big Think, 20 Feb. 2026
Vaccines for Epstein-Barr, herpes, and shingles — tools that could prevent untold chronic illness — have been shelved.
—Richard Hughes Iv, STAT, 18 Feb. 2026
As a result, an untold number of people worldwide, including children, are dying from diseases transmitted through dirty water.
—Matthew Carey, Deadline, 18 Feb. 2026
But groundwater in this area contains an untold amount of pollution from previous decades of oil production, according to a 2024 report from the Association of Central Oklahoma Governments, a multicounty planning agency.
—Nick Bowlin, The Frontier, 16 Feb. 2026
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“Untold.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/untold. Accessed 2 Mar. 2026.
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untold
adjective
un·told
ən-ˈtōld 
ˈən-
1
: not told : not revealed
untold secrets
a story yet untold
2
: not counted : vast, numberless
untold wealth
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