uncelebrated

adjective

un·​cel·​e·​brat·​ed ˌən--ˈse-lə-ˌbrā-təd How to pronounce uncelebrated (audio)
1
: not formally honored or commemorated
2
: not famous : obscure
solid but uncelebrated players

Examples of uncelebrated in a Sentence

a gifted but uncelebrated poet
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Even inconspicuous and uncelebrated birds are capable of learning, and of sharing their learning with others. Rivka Galchen, The New Yorker, 14 Oct. 2024 Women have been the backbone of America's economic progress in ways that often go unseen and uncelebrated. John Hope Bryant, TIME, 29 July 2024 Following the closures of many Black schools post-Brown v. Board of Education, a new wave of charter-like schools surfaced, often founded by uncelebrated Black women leaders. Jeanne Allen, Forbes, 12 Feb. 2024 To most humans that will go uncelebrated. Bernhard Warner, Fortune, 29 June 2021 See all Example Sentences for uncelebrated 

Word History

First Known Use

1660, in the meaning defined at sense 1

Time Traveler
The first known use of uncelebrated was in 1660

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“Uncelebrated.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/uncelebrated. Accessed 22 Dec. 2024.

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