UNHERALDED Synonyms: 42 Similar and Opposite Words

unheralded

adjective

Definition of unheralded

as in unsung

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Recent Examples of unheralded While eyes are fixated on the two most recent draft picks, the Lakers’ leading summer league scorer is unheralded Arthur Kaluma. — Los Angeles Times, 14 July 2026 The one previous loss on his record was a knockout in less than a minute against the similarly unheralded Marcos Antonio Aumada in 2022. — ABC News, 11 July 2026 Speaking of Cryer, the Houston product went from unheralded addition to the summer league roster to a rotation player in Golden State. — Joseph Dycus, Mercury News, 3 July 2026 One of the 20 unheralded lottery winners, William ten Broeke, has quietly supported medical research and education through an Atlanta foundation. — Daniel De Visé, USA Today, 28 June 2026 See All Example Sentences for unheralded

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An unsung suburb of Houston, the city is named for nearby Rice University.

— Daniel de Visé, USA Today, 4 July 2026
Coveted within the Leeward Antilles, Curaçao remains an unsung sanctuary of natural beauty and wildlife.

— Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 26 June 2026

Definition of unsung

Adjective

The previous time the New York Knicks won an NBA Final, in 1973, in-game sound was basically unheard-of in basketball—too distracting for players and fans.

— Ellen Cushing, The Atlantic, 17 July 2026
The phenomenon reflects the recent evolution of the venture capital industry, the emergence of two extraordinary companies that have raised unheard-of sums of money, and the wide-open competition among them and others in AI.

— Paresh Dave, Wired News, 5 June 2026

Definition of unheard-of

Adjective

The lab got its start with studies of Rocky Mountain spotted fever in the 1900s, when ranchers and cattle were dying from the then-unknown disease.

— CNN Money, CNN Money, 22 July 2026
The previously unknown visit, revealed to the Washington Examiner by a source familiar with the matter, appears to be his first since leaving power in April.

— Brady Knox, The Washington Examiner, 21 July 2026

Definition of unknown

Adjective

Beyond the bounds of Delft, the living Vermeer was largely uncelebrated.

— Anthony Lane, New Yorker, 13 Apr. 2026
That would be the Lincoln Academy, a commendable but nevertheless relatively uncelebrated nonprofit, non-partisan organization that has been around since the mid-1960s and will induct a new group on April 11 in ceremonies on the campus of Southern Illinois University in Edwardsville.

— Chicago Tribune, Chicago Tribune, 1 Apr. 2026

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