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 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 Driving trucks is one of the unappreciated backbones of modern civilization. —

IEEE Spectrum, 6 Sep. 2025 Not Recognizing Contributions Not recognizing employees leaves them feeling invisible and unappreciated, which can lead to low morale. —

Elizabeth Semion, Forbes.com, 25 Aug. 2025 See All Example Sentences for unappreciated

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unnoticed

Adjective

This is especially likely if the missing sock in question is small or thin enough to fit into hidden parts of the washer that are tricky to reach and often go unnoticed.

— Ashley Chalmers, The Spruce, 20 Feb. 2026
That isolation helps explain both the deep genetic divergence and the fact that the gecko went unnoticed for so long.

— Ryan Brennan, Miami Herald, 20 Feb. 2026