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Synonyms for unsung
ʌnˈsʌŋun·sung
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Princeton's WordNet
obscure, unknown, unsungadjective
not famous or acclaimed
"an obscure family"; "unsung heroes of the war"
Synonyms:
unnoticeable, dark, hidden, obscure, unnamed, unvalued, strange, unknown, unidentified, apart(p), vague, isolated, unappreciated, namelessAntonyms:
acknowledged, gloriousunappreciated, unsung, unvaluedadjective
having value that is not acknowledged
Synonyms:
unvalued, unappreciated, ungratifying, thankless, obscure, unknownAntonyms:
glorious, acknowledged
PPDB, the paraphrase database
List of paraphrases for "unsung":
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Words popularity by usage frequency
ranking | word | |
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#1640 | dark | |
#1702 | unknown | |
#2440 | anonymous | |
#2936 | hidden | |
#3929 | strange | |
#6462 | isolated | |
#13380 | obscure | |
#14437 | vague | |
#16852 | unidentified | |
#18673 | unnamed | |
#31754 | nameless | |
#32019 | unrecognized | |
#44761 | unsung | |
#94560 | thankless | |
#101048 | unappreciated | |
#146622 | unnoticeable |
How to use unsung in a sentence?
These research results are dedicated to the legions of unsung and often anonymous worldwide chroniclers of UFO reports and other anomalous observations which so often fall through the cracks of scientific attention.
The job that FEMA and law enforcement and everybody did, working along with the governor in Puerto Rico, I think was tremendous. I think that Puerto Rico was an incredible, unsung success, texas we have been given A-pluses for. Florida we’ve been given A-pluses for. I think in a certain way the best job we did was Puerto Rico but nobody would understand that, I mean it’s harder to understand.
Irish America co-founder Niall O'Dowd:
Hillary Rodham Clinton is one of the unsung heroes of the success of the Irish peace process.
First responders all over the world are the unsung heroes who act with courage and answer the call of duty every day for people in need, i have great respect for these men and women.
America's retail workers — union and non-union — are the heart of our economy and often the unsung heroes of the holiday season.
Translations for unsung
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- مجهولةArabic
- neopěvovanýCzech
- ubesungneDanish
- unbesungenGerman
- άψαλτος, ατραγούδιστος, ανεξύμνητος, παραγνωρισμένοςGreek
- no reconocidoSpanish
- méconnuFrench
- sconosciutoItalian
- לא הועלהHebrew
- 歌われていないJapanese
- operi latura vetustasLatin
- неопеанMacedonian
- ongezongen, onbezongenDutch
- unsungPolish
- sem nomePortuguese
- невоспетыйRussian
- obesjungenSwedish
- 无名Chinese
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