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unsung

  • /ˌʌnˈsʌŋ/ UK, US

Rhymes with -ʌŋ

adjective

  1. not comparable Which has not been lauded or appreciated. The backstage crew of the movie were the unsung heroes.

    Similar: unhonored, unglorified, unreputed, fameless, gloriless, inglorious, nameless, nonfamous, obscure, renownless, unfamous, ungloriful · Opposite: sung, bait, fabled, famed, famous, famoused, iconic, irrecondite, known, legendary, mere, notable

  2. not comparable Not sung. The third hymn remained unsung.

    Similar: omitted · Opposite: sung

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adj which has not been lauded or appreciated

Italianosconosciuto, non riconosciuto
Ελληνικάπαραγνωρισμένος paragnorisménos
Русскийневоспетый nevospetyj

adj not sung

Ελληνικάάψαλτος ápsaltos, ανεξύμνητος anexýmnitos, ατραγούδιστος atragoúdistos

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@misc{unsung_2026,
  title = {unsung},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/unsung},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}