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untold Definition

un·told (un tōld, untōld′)

adjective

  1. not told, related, or revealed
  2. too great or too numerous to be counted or measured; incalculable untold wealth
  3. indescribably great or intense untold misery

Etymology: ME untald < OE unteald

  • untorn
untold Synonyms

untold

modif.

untold Usage Examples

Modifying Another Word

  • largely: There is another side to the asylum story that goes largely untold.
  • previously: Che in Africa is the previously untold story of Che Guevara's ' lost year ' in Africa.
  • yet: This year's story is yet untold No one knows what to behold Just run for the future bold!
  • still: Yet, in many ways their story is still untold.
  • hitherto: I have looked into my soul and discovered a hitherto untold truth.

Adjective complement with noun phrase

  • leave: Yes, yes, my dear, let me leave nothing untold however it may damage me in your eyes.
  • miss: Sometimes I miss the old man, miss the stories untold, I miss the understatement, but life must go on.

Modifies a noun

  • suffering: The uncontrolled use of these weapons causes untold human suffering in many parts of the world.
  • billion: NATO, he said, must imitate the Cold War when " untold billions of dollars " were spent.
  • grief: More importantly, it causes untold grief - suffering which God never intended.
  • sorrow: Untold sorrow has been your lot, Where the sun sets in your loins.
  • hardship: It has cost an estimated £ 27 billion and untold hardship for family farmers and small businesses.

Used with adjective complement

  • remain: Harry's story, like many of his war time colleagues, has remained untold.
  • leave: It's best these gadget disasters are left untold.
  • go: This part of the bank's work often goes untold, hence the approach taken here.

Browse dictionary entries near untold

  1. unto
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  3. untiring
  4. untimely
  5. until
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  10. unthread
  1. untouchable
  2. untouched
  3. untoward
  4. untracked
  5. untrained
  6. untrammeled
  7. untraveled
  8. untread
  9. untried
  10. untroubled