untold
Americanadjective
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not told; not related; not revealed.
untold thoughts.
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not numbered or enumerated; uncounted.
She used untold sheets of paper in writing the book.
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inexpressible; incalculable.
untold suffering.
adjective
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incapable of description or expression
untold suffering
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incalculably great in number or quantity
untold thousands
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not told
Etymology
Origin of untold
before 1000; Middle English; Old English unteald. See un- 1, told
Example Sentences
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Jewish leaders have praised the work of police and an undercover operative who helped foil a gun attack to cause "untold harm" to the community.
From BBC
Scams, schemes, ruthless cons: The untold story of how Jeffrey Epstein got rich.
From MarketWatch
It could save the lives of untold deer.
From Los Angeles Times
The minerals have to come from somewhere, but some scientists and environmental groups are gravely concerned that mining the deep seas could cause untold damage.
From BBC
You, me, several thousand institutional investors and an untold number of other individual investors are the shareholders eligible to vote.
From MarketWatch
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