unheeded

adjective

un·​heed·​ed ˌən-ˈhē-dəd How to pronounce unheeded (audio)
: not attended or listened to : not heeded
unheeded warnings

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For years, civil liberties groups have been calling on the federal government to protect the private information of individuals, but those calls have gone mostly unheeded. Oona A. Hathaway, Foreign Affairs, 7 Dec. 2021 Calls by the African Union for a cease-fire have so far gone unheeded. Ruth MacLean, New York Times, 22 Feb. 2025 The company claims that the topological superconductor makes electrons in materials resistant to noise, which, in turn would theoretically let electricity flow through them unheeded. Paul Smaglik, Discover Magazine, 20 Feb. 2025 For psychological reasons, both points went largely unheeded. Hersh Shefrin, Forbes, 19 Jan. 2025 See All Example Sentences for unheeded

Word History

First Known Use

1611, in the meaning defined above

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The first known use of unheeded was in 1611

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“Unheeded.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/unheeded. Accessed 8 Apr. 2025.

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