as in unknown
not widely known
the influenza epidemic of 1918 was eminently egalitarian: it struck down the famous and the unfamous with equal fervor
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Recent Examples of unfamous
To know all the actors, famous to unfamous.
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Daniel Vaillancourt, Los Angeles Times, 24 May 2022
But during this break in the action, a camera scanning courtside spotted Kobe, pleasantly inhabited by an almost unfamous happiness, teaching his daughter about the game.
—Matt Sullivan, Vulture, 29 June 2021
And then Wickie becomes Dawn's perpetual houseguest — which is practically a whole other TV show about a celebrity crashing with unfamous people, a concept so obvious Harry Styles already produced a failed TV series about it.
—Darren Franich, EW.com, 3 May 2021
Of course, many other singers famous and unfamous have struggled with the anthem’s vast dynamics, dizzying melodies and inherent pressure involved with performing the piece.
—Matt Wake | Mwake@al.com, al, 25 Feb. 2021
Today, however, the unfamous are experimenting too.
—Jacob Gallagher, WSJ, 19 Oct. 2020
The point is the music’s pulse, its pep, and more than anything, the way it has been consumed: by unfamous people doing goofy routines.
—Spencer Kornhaber, The Atlantic, 9 Apr. 2020
But don't forget that your unfamous neighbor is struggling too.
—Jessica A. Gold, SELF, 3 Aug. 2018
Daniel Vaillancourt, Los Angeles Times, 24 May 2022
But during this break in the action, a camera scanning courtside spotted Kobe, pleasantly inhabited by an almost unfamous happiness, teaching his daughter about the game.
—Matt Sullivan, Vulture, 29 June 2021
And then Wickie becomes Dawn's perpetual houseguest — which is practically a whole other TV show about a celebrity crashing with unfamous people, a concept so obvious Harry Styles already produced a failed TV series about it.
—Darren Franich, EW.com, 3 May 2021
Of course, many other singers famous and unfamous have struggled with the anthem’s vast dynamics, dizzying melodies and inherent pressure involved with performing the piece.
—Matt Wake | Mwake@al.com, al, 25 Feb. 2021
Today, however, the unfamous are experimenting too.
—Jacob Gallagher, WSJ, 19 Oct. 2020
The point is the music’s pulse, its pep, and more than anything, the way it has been consumed: by unfamous people doing goofy routines.
—Spencer Kornhaber, The Atlantic, 9 Apr. 2020
But don't forget that your unfamous neighbor is struggling too.
—Jessica A. Gold, SELF, 3 Aug. 2018
Recent Examples of Synonyms for unfamous
Adjective
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Whatever was written or printed on the paper remains unknown.—
Chris Lau,
CNN Money,
4 Nov. 2025
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More than 11 years on, at least 91 abductees are still missing or have unknown fates.—
Ellie Cook,
MSNBC Newsweek,
4 Nov. 2025
Adjective
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Even then, though, the path is obscure.—
Ellie Cook,
MSNBC Newsweek,
30 Oct. 2025
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Many years have passed since nursing home patients lived in the Redlands Road building, the obscure permit on which the occupancy rested has lapsed.—
Lou Murray,
Boston Herald,
29 Oct. 2025
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“Unfamous.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/unfamous. Accessed 6 Nov. 2025.
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