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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His words—and the costs of his revenge—are highlighted in “The First Salute: An Untold Story of the American Revolution.”
From The Wall Street Journal • May 6, 2026
This renders Mr. Bacon’s subtitle inapt: “The Untold Story of the Edmund Fitzgerald” has been told and retold by authors and bards.
From The Wall Street Journal • Oct. 3, 2025
“Lilith Fair: Building a Mystery – the Untold Story” elevates, defends and proves that assertion, and documents it for future generations to build upon.
From Salon • Sep. 23, 2025
“Bienvenidos to our new location of the Untold Story, Chapter 2! Your job tonight is to support, clap and give lots of love.”
From Los Angeles Times • Aug. 1, 2025
I dare not fathom the Invisible and Untold to inquire what relations to my Departed ones I yet sustain.
From The Correspondence of Thomas Carlyle and Ralph Waldo Emerson, 1834-1872, Vol. I by Carlyle, Thomas
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