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unrecognized

unrecognized

7 4.6
Not given credit or public attention for work
  • adjective
  • /ˌʌnˈrɛkəɡnaɪzd/
translation icon : no reconocido
  • Bonnie swept through the lives of men and women, sometimes fulfilling unrecognized desires, other times breaking unprepared hearts.
  • go unrecognized
  • largely unrecognized
  • previously unrecognized

The first expedition, a sacrifice to a lack of context, A lament unrecognized as such until it was too late.

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Examples

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

    Fiction book (1991)
  • His immense contribution has not gone unrecognized.

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

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

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

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

  • 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

unidentified
vsunrecognized
4.2

Not known or named

covers both absence of identification and lack of wider acceptance or notice
unknown
vsunrecognized
629 2.3

Not known or named, often with no name given

adds the sense of lacking official acceptance or established reputation
unnoticed
vsunrecognized
57 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
undetected
vsunrecognized
37 4.6

Not found or noticed by others

adds that absence of discovery can relate to missing formal notice and reputation
little-known
vsunrecognized
34 7.3

Few people know about it

focuses more on missing broad recognition and formal standing
under the radar
vsunrecognized
34 5.2

People do not notice it because someone keeps it quiet

is similar but also covers accidental lack of official acceptance or notice
unregistered
vsunrecognized
25 4.8

Not recorded by an official body

is a broader lack of official or public acknowledgment than mere absence from lists
unmarked
vsunrecognized
12 4.8

Not noticed or celebrated by other people

covers lack of visible acknowledgment and also missing formal acceptance
unidentifiable
vsunrecognized
9 6.1

You cannot tell what something or someone is

includes being unnamed but also missing formal acceptance or reputation
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
unheralded
vsunrecognized
2 7.0

Not praised or noticed by the public

is about not gaining official or public notice and reputation broadly
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
unremarked
vsunrecognized
1 7.4

Not noticed or talked about by other people

is broader, covering missing formal acceptance as well as mere silence
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
unestablished
vsunrecognized
1 7.3

Not well known or accepted by many people

emphasizes missing official acceptance or notice rather than just weak foundation
uncredited
vsunrecognized
5.3

Not officially counted toward a course or degree

covers lack of formal recognition more broadly beyond credit situations
nonregistered
vsunrecognized
  • Formal
5.8

Not on an official list

is the more general idea of missing official or public acceptance
overlooked
vsunrecognized
4.0

People do not notice it when it is important

is wider, also including failure to gain official acceptance or reputation
unregarded
vsunrecognized
6.7

Not noticed or given any attention

adds that lack of attention can also mean missing official standing
unapprehended
vsunrecognized
9.1

Not understood or noticed by most people

is about absence of formal acceptance or notice rather than lack of understanding
underseen
vsunrecognized
8.3

Seen by only a few people

is broader, including failure to gain formal acknowledgment or reputation

Antonyms

recognized
  • Formal
3.5

Known and officially accepted as important or respected

Accepted by others as true or real

Compounds

unrecognized state
  • Specialized
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
3.5
known
2 1.0
unrecognized
7 4.6
unknown
629 2.3

Surface Forms

unrecognized positive
unrecognised positive

Morphology

unrecognized = recognized (transparent) = un + recognize + ed

The adjective is formed by adding the productive negative prefix 'un-' to the past-participle adjective 'recognized', yielding the straightforward meaning 'not recognized'.

Etymology

Unrecognized comes from the prefix un- meaning 'not' and the verb recognize, which originally meant 'to know again' because re- means 'again' and the rest means 'to know'. So, when a person or their work is unrecognized, they are 'not noticed' or not given the credit they deserve.