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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Ryan Gajewski, HollywoodReporter, 22 Apr. 2026
Focus Features has set a Sept 11 release for the Paul Greengrass directed, Andrew Garfield starring The Uprising, which follows the untold true story of a ferocious rebellion against the tyranny of King Richard II.
—Anthony D'alessandro, Deadline, 22 Apr. 2026
During the Projeto Paradiso National Talent Meeting, many young filmmakers have voiced their desires to bring untold stories to the big screen and continue to expand a plural idea of Brazilianness through cinema internationally.
—Rafa Sales Ross, Variety, 21 Apr. 2026
That capability would allow adversaries to cryptographically impersonate an untold number of websites, email servers, and digital signing systems.
—Stephen Clark, ArsTechnica, 17 Apr. 2026
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“Untold.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/untold. Accessed 28 Apr. 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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