1
: not sung
2
: not celebrated or praised (as in song or verse)
an unsung hero
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the unsung men and women who keep the streets safe
He is one of the unsung heroes of the civil rights movement.
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Tara Haelle, Scientific American, 16 June 2026
The songs in question span genres, decades and continents, and include new artists, unsung heroes and more.
—Kara Warner, Los Angeles Times, 10 June 2026
Discover the unsung hero of the sky.
—Andrea Romano, Travel + Leisure, 9 June 2026
The vast majority of EXIT 2B was produced, engineered, and mastered by Novagang founder prblm, an unsung digital craftsman who’s Haitian American and from Miami himself.
—Olivier Lafontant, Pitchfork, 9 June 2026
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“Unsung.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/unsung. Accessed 17 Jun. 2026.
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unsung
adjective
un·sung
ˌən-ˈsəŋ 
ˈən-
1
: not sung
2
: not celebrated or praised (as in song or verse)
unsung heroes
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