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seldom seen

ADJECTIVE
obscure
Synonyms
STRONGEST
arcane cryptic distant enigmatic esoteric humble inaccessible irrelevant minor mysterious odd rare remote secluded secretive undisclosed undistinguished unknown
STRONG
blind close covered hidden removed retired sequestered
WEAK
abstruse cabalistic dark deep devious far far-off inconspicuous inglorious invisible lonesome lowly nameless oracular orphic recondite reticent secret solitary unheard-of unhonored unimportant unnoted unseen unsung
Antonyms
STRONGEST
clear common familiar known near nearby obvious public unmysterious
STRONG
exposed revealed
WEAK
apparent distinguished famous understood

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The protests spread nationwide, reaching as far as the Persian Gulf island of Qeshm, a free-trade zone that has seldom seen any kind of political mobilization.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jan. 22, 2026

Ashes tours have seldom seen the best of Stokes.

From BBC • Nov. 21, 2025

That fact is not lost on Mulino, who is seldom seen without his blue “Martinelli Mulino 2024” cap and who has promised to help Martinelli if elected.

From Seattle Times • Apr. 28, 2024

“We have seldom seen an audience more attentive, better pleased, or more enthusiastic,” The Portland Daily Press wrote at the time.

From New York Times • Feb. 7, 2023

And brooding over all were the warlocks, with their blue lips and dread powers, seldom seen but much feared.

From "A Clash of Kings" by George R.R. Martin