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unnoticed

unnoticed

57 2.5
Other people do not see or pay attention to it
  • adjective
  • /ʌnˈnoʊtɪst/
translation icon : desapercibido
  • Many acts of kindness go unnoticed in today's fast-paced world.
  • go unnoticed
  • often goes unnoticed
  • remain unnoticed

Events that shouldn't have gone unnoticed, that shouldn't have gone unreported.

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Examples

  • The past two years have witnessed a significant, albeit largely unnoticed, evolution in U.S. policy toward Iran.

    Academic text (2011)
  • A police car pulls into frame, unnoticed by Carrie and Adele in the background.

    Fiction book (1993)
  • For most men, the war within goes unnoticed for decades.

  • What happened that night went unnoticed by everyone until it was too late.

  • Your own ambition has not gone unnoticed.

  • So your journey has not gone unnoticed by this little wanderer.

  • Morgan had arrived as well and stood in the doorway, unnoticed by the two people within.

    Fiction book (1996)
  • Danny has moved along with Slater, stands almost unnoticed in a corner, watching.

    Fiction book (1993)
  • The political impact of the assassination did not go unnoticed by editorialists and columnists on the left.

    Academic text (1992)
  • Steals back to his cottage in Buttermilk Falls, where he has escaped unnoticed.

Synonyms

invisible
vsunnoticed
148 2.7

Not easy for other people to notice

is about being unseen rather than being impossible to see
hidden
vsunnoticed
125 1.1

A thing that is not easily seen or found

refers to accidental lack of notice rather than deliberate concealment
unseen
vsunnoticed
66 3.2

Hidden so people do not notice it

is the same idea but presented as the main entry
undetected
vsunnoticed
37 4.6

Not found or noticed by others

is about common lack of notice rather than formal discovery failure
under the radar
vsunnoticed
34 5.2

People do not notice it because someone keeps it quiet

is a general term for being unseen without implying deliberate hiding
under our noses
vsunnoticed
12 4.9

Very close and easy to see but not noticed

is broadly not seen rather than being strikingly overlooked nearby
off the radar
vsunnoticed
12 7.1

Not noticed or known by most people

means simply not seen rather than being actively outside attention
unobserved
vsunnoticed
3 5.2

Not seen or noticed by anyone

focuses on general lack of seeing or remarking rather than event timing
unnoticeable
vsunnoticed
2 4.6

Hard to see or notice

is about being missed rather than being merely difficult to spot
hidden in plain sight
vsunnoticed
  • Informal
2 4.8

Easy to see but not noticed because it looks ordinary

denotes general lack of notice, not the ironic visibility situation
unremarked
vsunnoticed
1 7.4

Not noticed or talked about by other people

covers not being seen more broadly than merely lacking comment
unobvious
vsunnoticed
1 7.8

Hard to notice or understand at first

describes general lack of notice rather than subtlety of appearance
unperceived
vsunnoticed
1 8.2

Other people do not notice someone or something

is used more generally for things that escape common notice
unlooked
vsunnoticed
  • Archaic
9.9

Not seen or noticed

emphasizes the general state of going without remark rather than rarity
unnoted
vsunnoticed
7.3

Not seen by people or left out when people think about it

describes simple lack of seeing rather than neglect in judgment
overlooked
vsunnoticed
4.0

People do not notice it when it is important

refers to being unseen rather than to deliberate neglect
unregarded
vsunnoticed
6.7

Not noticed or given any attention

means simply not noticed rather than actively disregarded
inapparent
vsunnoticed
8.1

Hard to see or notice

focuses on being missed rather than on faint visibility
unglimpsed
vsunnoticed
9.9

Not seen or noticed by anyone

refers to a full lack of notice rather than short or weak sighting
underseen
vsunnoticed
8.3

Seen by only a few people

means generally unseen rather than simply unpopular or rare

Antonyms

1.0

People see and pay attention to it

observed
  • Specialized
3.9

Seen or measured directly, not just guessed

How Noticeable

obvious
1.0
visible
398 1.0
noticed
1.0
unnoticed
57 2.5
undetected
37 4.6

Surface Forms

unnoticed positive

Morphology

unnoticed = notice (transparent) = un + notice + ed

The step from notice to noticed is regular suffixation with a predictable participial/adjectival meaning.

Etymology

The word unnoticed starts with un- meaning 'not' and ends with notice, which is like the common word note meaning 'to see or mark'. So, unnoticed literally means 'not seen or paid attention to'.