UNAPPRECIATED Synonyms: 23 Similar and Opposite Words

unappreciated

adjective

ˌən-ə-ˈprē-shē-ˌā-təd

as in unnoticed

not likely to be appreciated by those who benefit a number of unappreciated little favors that we had done for the neighbors

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Recent Examples of unappreciated Her excellent work goes unappreciated, except when a conniving colleague, Donovan (Xavier Samuel), takes credit for it. —

Frank Scheck, HollywoodReporter, 26 Jan. 2026 The most unappreciated great player in Dodger history. —

Assistant Sports Editor, Los Angeles Times, 22 Jan. 2026 So much of the civil service is devoted to long-term national flourishing—preventing disease, safeguarding financial markets—that its achievements go unappreciated. —

Franklin Foer, The Atlantic, 11 Jan. 2026 Marianne Jean-Baptiste stars as an unappreciated bank teller who buys the flowing red frock at a department store, only to have her life go from bad to worse. —

Dennis Perkins, Entertainment Weekly, 31 Oct. 2025 See All Example Sentences for unappreciated

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unnoticed

Adjective

The error went unnoticed until Fortune had exited the octagon and headed toward the tunnel.

— Chantz Martin, FOXNews.com, 29 Mar. 2026
That commitment has not gone unnoticed.

— Ryan Brennan, Kansas City Star, 28 Mar. 2026