unrecognized
adjective
un·rec·og·nized
ˌən-ˈre-kig-ˌnīzd 
-kəg-
: not recognized: such as
a
: not given deserved attention or notice
Her achievements were left unrecognized.
b
: not identified, detected, or known
a problem that has gone unrecognized for months
unrecognized symptoms
Examples of unrecognized in a Sentence
she was an unrecognized pioneer in the field of mathematics until a film about her life was produced
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At the end of April 2022, the Russian army moved the Kuindzhi Art Museum's entire collection to a museum in the capital of the Donetsk People's Republic, a separatist and politically unrecognized territory annexed by Russia.
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Yegor Mostovshikov, The Dial, 9 Sep. 2025
Even in the early years after its publication, the novel’s feat didn’t go unrecognized.
—Literary Hub, 4 Sep. 2025
Fortunately, the New York Fed president was Benjamin Strong, an unrecognized great American.
—Edward Lotterman, Twin Cities, 31 Aug. 2025
Yet Frances Perkins is a name often unrecognized at Labor Day barbecues and unquoted in our history books.
—Amanda Hatch, Boston Herald, 26 Aug. 2025
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Yegor Mostovshikov, The Dial, 9 Sep. 2025
Even in the early years after its publication, the novel’s feat didn’t go unrecognized.
—Literary Hub, 4 Sep. 2025
Fortunately, the New York Fed president was Benjamin Strong, an unrecognized great American.
—Edward Lotterman, Twin Cities, 31 Aug. 2025
Yet Frances Perkins is a name often unrecognized at Labor Day barbecues and unquoted in our history books.
—Amanda Hatch, Boston Herald, 26 Aug. 2025
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“Unrecognized.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/unrecognized. Accessed 17 Sep. 2025.
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