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unsung

[uhn-suhng] / ʌnˈsʌŋ /
ADJECTIVE
uncelebrated
Synonyms
STRONGEST
anonymous neglected overlooked unacknowledged unrecognized
WEAK
disregarded forgotten nameless unacclaimed undistinguished unfamed unglorified unhailed unhonored unknown unnamed unrenowned

Example Sentences

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For years, Fede Valverde has been Real Madrid's unsung hero.

From BBC • Mar. 17, 2026

Tartines are the unsung heroes of party food.

From Salon • Feb. 3, 2026

Melissa McCarthy is an everywoman intelligence agent who chooses to go into the field for the first time in this strangely unsung hero of modern comedy.

From Los Angeles Times • Dec. 10, 2025

Labor hoarding has been an unsung hero, keeping our economy at full employment.

From Barron's • Nov. 14, 2025

The Mirabal sisters are not known there, for which she is also sorry for it is a crime that they should be forgotten, these unsung heroines of the underground, et cetera.

From "In the Time of the Butterflies" by Julia Alvarez

From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.