untold

[uhn-tohld]

adjective

1. not told; not related; not revealed.

   untold thoughts.

2. not numbered or enumerated; uncounted.

   She used untold sheets of paper in writing the book.

3. inexpressible; incalculable.

   untold suffering.

untold

/ ʌnˈtəʊld /

adjective

1. incapable of description or expression

   untold suffering

2. incalculably great in number or quantity

   untold thousands

3. not told

Word History and Origins

Origin of untold¹

before 1000; Middle English; Old English unteald. See un- ¹, told

Example Sentences

Inside its prisons and security facilities, the regime systematically executed thousands while untold others died as a result of beatings and other methods of torture along with deprivation of food, water, and medical care.

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That meant the nails were bound to come loose during the raising, causing the loss of many of the timbers and untold damage to the hull.

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Though the conquistadors enjoyed superior technology, including steel weapons and gunpowder, European diseases such as smallpox and measles proved more decisive, taking untold millions of indigenous lives.

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"The second thing I'd say is that this strike action causes untold misery and disruption to patients who could do without it," the health secretary said.

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"That appalling headline, filled with lies and smears against Liverpool supporters, caused untold pain and trauma to the families of the 97 victims, survivors, and the wider Liverpool community," he wrote.

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Related Words

• countless 
• hidden 
• immense 
• incalculable 
• indescribable 
• innumerable 
• staggering 
• uncounted 
• unimaginable 
• unspeakable