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unsung Definition

un·sung (un suŋ, unsuŋ′)

adjective

  1. not sung
  2. not honored or celebrated, as in song or poetry

Etymology: LME unsonge

  • unsunk
  • unsupervised
  • unsupportable
  • unsupported
  • unsuppressed
  • unsure
  • unsurmountable
  • unsurpassable
  • unsurpassed
  • unsurprised
unsung Synonyms

unsung

modif.

slighted, disregarded, unacknowledged, unthought of; see neglected.

unsung Usage Examples

Modifies a noun

  • hero: I would like to make special mention of the unsung heroes who support the playing side of the club.
  • heroine: She is the great unsung heroine of British feminism.
  • genius: Mel was, I think, an unsung genius.
  • success: The environment is an unsung success of European policy.
  • role: Carers Labor recognizes the often unsung role that millions of carers perform every day.
  • work: The day owes much of its success to the unsung work of Alison Sloman.

Modifying Another Word

  • largely: This year the reports were fairly uneventful, which is a tribute to the largely unsung work which goes on behind the scenes.
  • relatively: Yet these very individuals who contributed so much to our modern gardens, and daily lives are relatively unsung heroes.
  • often: The people who work in these homes are often unsung heroes who care deeply about the people they care for.
  • previously: And don't forget the emergence of previously unsung African and Asian players at recent championships.
  • usually: And speaking of vocals, Universal United House of Prayer is the first album that highlights Miller`s usually unsung talent: his singing.
  • merely: Racing staff are the sine qua non of racing: at present they are merely unsung and undervalued heroes.

Used with adjective complement

  • go: The many benefits of volunteering often go unsung - the good you do for others tends to eclipse the good it does for you.
  • remain: Index of Poems Waiting The song I came to sing remains unsung to this day.
  • leave: You sing whatever immortal Homer left unsung, so the Trojan War won't lack the final touch.
  • recognize: For the fourth year 106.9 Silk FM are organizing a Local Hero Awards scheme to recognize unsung ' local heroes ' in East Cheshire.