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unregarded

unregarded

6.7
Not noticed or given any attention
  • adjective
  • /ˌʌn.rɪˈɡɑːrdɪd/
translation icon : ignorado
  • Many important issues often remain unregarded in society, even when they deserve attention.

Then wallflowers just out of season, unregarded, waiting to be dismissed.

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Examples

  • The tears ran unregarded down her face.

    Fiction book (1998)
  • At this rate, therefore, Moses should punish those that were but figuratively unclean, and let such as were unclean in reality go unregarded (I mean, as to this sort of punishment).

    Academic text (1990)
  • All my directives go completely unregarded.

  • Then wallflowers just out of season, unregarded, waiting to be dismissed.

  • Far out in the uncharted backwaters of the unfashionable end of the western spiral arm of the Galaxy lies a small, unregarded yellow sun.

  • Far out in the uncharted backwaters of the unfashionable end of the western spiral arm of the Galaxy lies a small, unregarded yellow sun.

  • Now that it was too late and he was one, Alex understood that the Soapbox Cops were the most underfunded, understaffed, unregarded, and undesirable branch of the Marshals.

    Fiction book (2000)
  • The sentiment behind the politics of the Bandung generation, of those who led their respective societies to independence and nationhood and whose efforts laid the foundation for the Non-Aligned Movement, was expressed by Sukarno in his opening remarks to the meeting: "We have been the unregarded, the peoples for whom decisions were made by others whose interests were paramount, the peoples who lived in poverty and humiliation."

    Academic text (1996)
  • Her hard work went unregarded by her colleagues, leaving her feeling undervalued.

  • The unregarded contributions of volunteers are crucial to the success of community projects.

Synonyms

unheard
vsunregarded
76 4.9

Not noticed because nobody listened

is broader, meaning not valued or noticed beyond sound
unseen
vsunregarded
66 3.2

Hidden so people do not notice it

is about not being valued or given attention, not only invisibility
unnoticed
vsunregarded
57 2.5

Other people do not see or pay attention to it

is about not being seen rather than not being valued
undetected
vsunregarded
37 4.6

Not found or noticed by others

is about social attention or worth rather than secret lack of discovery
under the radar
vsunregarded
34 5.2

People do not notice it because someone keeps it quiet

is about being overlooked or undervalued without deliberate hiding
unsung
vsunregarded
22 6.3

A person who does important work without praise or credit

is broader, covering simple lack of attention or value beyond praise
forgotten
vsunregarded
21 2.0

Not remembered or noticed and left alone

is about present lack of attention or value, not only memory loss
unappreciated
vsunregarded
15 4.7

Not valued or thanked for what you do

is more about being unnoticed or ignored rather than only lacking praise
unheeded
vsunregarded
5 6.5

Not noticed or ignored so no one pays attention

is broader, applying to people or things not valued or noticed generally
unobserved
vsunregarded
3 5.2

Not seen or noticed by anyone

is more about lack of attention or value than only not being seen
unnoticeable
vsunregarded
2 4.6

Hard to see or notice

is about being ignored or undervalued rather than mere invisibility
unheralded
vsunregarded
2 7.0

Not praised or noticed by the public

is more general, meaning not noticed or valued, not only lacking praise
unremarked
vsunregarded
1 7.4

Not noticed or talked about by other people

is about not being valued or given attention rather than avoiding comment
under-appreciated
vsunregarded
1 5.2

People do not give it enough praise or thanks

is about lack of notice or attention as well as under-recognition
unvalued
vsunregarded
1 7.0

Not seen as valuable or appreciated

is more general, meaning not noticed or paid attention to as well
uncared-for
vsunregarded
1 4.2

Not looked after and left in bad condition

is about being unnoticed or undervalued rather than lacking physical care
unperceived
vsunregarded
1 8.2

Other people do not notice someone or something

is broader, covering lack of value as well as lack of perception
overlooked
vsunregarded
4.0

People do not notice it when it is important

is not valued or given attention rather than simply missed
ignored
vsunregarded
1.6

People do not pay attention to a person or thing

is not noticed or valued without intentional rejection
unnoted
vsunregarded
7.3

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

is more about lack of value rather than only being missed
neglected
vsunregarded
4.1

Not given proper attention and often ignored by others

is about lack of notice or value rather than failure of care
unglimpsed
vsunregarded
9.9

Not seen or noticed by anyone

is more about ongoing lack of attention than a single missed glimpse
unlooked
vsunregarded
  • Archaic
9.9

Not seen or noticed

is about lack of value or attention rather than only not being seen
underseen
vsunregarded
8.3

Seen by only a few people

is about lack of attention or value rather than low popularity

Antonyms

esteemed
  • Formal
54 4.6

A person or thing that many people respect and admire

How Regarded

esteemed
  • Formal
54 4.6
valued
1 3.7
noticed
1.0
unregarded
6.7

Surface Forms

unregarded positive

Morphology

unregarded = regarded (transparent) = un + regard + ed

Formed by adding the negative prefix 'un-' to the adjective 'regarded' (regard + -ed), so the meaning 'not noticed/valued' is directly compositional.

Etymology

Unregarded is made from un- meaning 'not' and regard meaning 'to look at' or 'to respect', just like when you regard someone you notice or value them. So, something unregarded is 'not looked at' or 'not valued', which is why it means ignored or overlooked.