1
a
: not told or related
b
: kept secret
2
: too great or numerous to count : incalculable, vast
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His is a story yet untold.
untold generations have lived and died in this ancient land
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Cheryl Robinson, Forbes, 9 Dec. 2024
In the nearly two years since Eras began, Swift's accomplishments have been numerous, from dropping three albums to being named TIME's 2023 Person of the Year to releasing the most successful concert film of all time to breaking untold records.
—Megan McCluskey, TIME, 6 Dec. 2024
The Netflix film reveals the untold story of these 855 women who made a crucial contribution to the war effort by sorting through a three-year backlog of mail (17 million pieces of it).
—Angelique Jackson, Variety, 5 Dec. 2024
Led by Lily-Rose Depp, Nosferatu twists Bram Stoker's Dracula story just as F. W. Murnau's original Nosferatu did in 1922, with Bill Skarsgård taking on the role of Count Orlok, a vampire whose infatuation with Ellen Hutter (Depp) causes untold horror.
—Josh Hammer, Newsweek, 3 Dec. 2024
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“Untold.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/untold. Accessed 21 Dec. 2024.
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untold
adjective
un·told
ən-ˈtōld 
ˈən-
1
: not told : not revealed
untold secrets
a story yet untold
2
: not counted : vast, numberless
untold wealth
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