unrecognized

Examples

• All

• But more importantly, we've picked up a heretofore unrecognized immunodeficiency condition.

  Fiction book (1991)

• His immense contribution has not gone unrecognized.

  Unreported (2022)

• "Trust that your unique talents "will not go unrecognized."

  Now You See Me 2 (2016)

• You pretty much lived your whole lives underground, out of sight, unrecognized.

  The War Below (2021)

• Trust that your unique talents and remarkable mind will not go unrecognized.

  Now You See Me 2 (2016)

• Also, I'd like to recognize a group of people who do a very difficult job and go largely unrecognized.

  Dishdogz (2006)

• Thus, the musical potential of students with special needs may no longer remain unrecognized or underdeveloped.

  Academic text (2013)

• Many talents remained unrecognized in this urban high school where many high-ability students were underachieving.

  Academic text (2004)

• In addition, opportunities to express appreciation for the job teachers are doing may be unrecognized as administrators fulfill their day-to-day responsibilities.

  Academic text (2013)

• The artist felt that her talent remained unrecognized despite her efforts to share her work.

Synonyms

U

unidentified

vsunrecognized

∞ 4.2

Not known or named

covers both absence of identification and lack of wider acceptance or notice

U

unknown

vsunrecognized

520 2.3

Not known or named, often with no name given

adds the sense of lacking official acceptance or established reputation

U

unnoticed

vsunrecognized

63 2.5

Other people do not see or pay attention to it

adds that lack of sight can lead to missing official mention or standing

L

little-known

vsunrecognized

49 7.3

Few people know about it

focuses more on missing broad recognition and formal standing

U

under the radar

vsunrecognized

45 5.2

People do not notice it because someone keeps it quiet

is similar but also covers accidental lack of official acceptance or notice

U

undetected

vsunrecognized

43 4.6

Not found or noticed by others

adds that absence of discovery can relate to missing formal notice and reputation

U

unregistered

vsunrecognized

26 4.8

Not recorded by an official body

is a broader lack of official or public acknowledgment than mere absence from lists

O

overlooked

vsunrecognized

23 4.0

People do not notice it when it is important

is wider, also including failure to gain official acceptance or reputation

U

unmarked

vsunrecognized

12 4.8

Not noticed or celebrated by other people

covers lack of visible acknowledgment and also missing formal acceptance

U

unidentifiable

vsunrecognized

8 6.1

You cannot tell what something or someone is

includes being unnamed but also missing formal acceptance or reputation

U

unacknowledged

vsunrecognized

5 6.1

Not recognized or accepted openly by others

is about lacking formal acceptance or public notice rather than denial by rules

U

unheralded

vsunrecognized

4 7.0

Not praised or noticed by the public

is about not gaining official or public notice and reputation broadly

U

unaccredited

vsunrecognized

2 7.2

Not officially approved by a government or other official body

is about failing to gain official or public standing rather than only approval

U

unremarked

vsunrecognized

2 7.4

Not noticed or talked about by other people

is broader, covering missing formal acceptance as well as mere silence

U

uncredited

vsunrecognized

1 5.3

Not officially counted toward a course or degree

covers lack of formal recognition more broadly beyond credit situations

U

unestablished

vsunrecognized

1 7.3

Not well known or accepted by many people

emphasizes missing official acceptance or notice rather than just weak foundation

U

unadmitted

vsunrecognized

1 7.2

Not allowed to enter or be part of a group

focuses on missing formal acceptance or wider notice rather than entry rules

U

unregarded

vsunrecognized

1 6.7

Not noticed or given any attention

adds that lack of attention can also mean missing official standing

N

nonregistered

vsunrecognized

• Formal

1 5.8

Not on an official list

is the more general idea of missing official or public acceptance

U

underseen

vsunrecognized

1 8.3

Seen by only a few people

is broader, including failure to gain formal acknowledgment or reputation

U

unapprehended

vsunrecognized

1 9.1

Not understood or noticed by most people

is about absence of formal acceptance or notice rather than lack of understanding

Antonyms

R

recognized

• Formal

55 3.5

Known and officially accepted as important or respected

A

acknowledged

8 3.5

Accepted by others as true or real

Compounds

U

unrecognized state

• Specialized

1 8.4

A territory that acts like an independent nation but other countries do not accept it as a country

How Recognized

famous

∞ 1.0

recognized

• Formal

55 3.5

known

∞ 1.0

unrecognized

9 4.6

overlooked

23 4.0

unknown

520 2.3

Surface Forms

Morphology

Etymology