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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Intensely self-critical, he also discarded untold numbers of his own works.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 25, 2026
For 60 years, the city has lost untold millions in tax revenue by failing to build anything atop those parking lots.
From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 1, 2026
With your assistance, we hope to emerge with vital, previously untold investigative stories.
From Salon ● Aug. 20, 2026
One reason Fox’s side of the story has gone untold is that like Eatherly, Fox was gagged by Judge Poland from speaking about the case on social media or to the press.
From Slate ● Aug. 20, 2026
“That is a king’s ransom. That’s an untold for tune! Do you know how much tuna fish you can buy for one thousand nine hundred and seventy-five dollars?”
From "Raymie Nightingale" by Kate DiCamillo
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