untold

adjective

un·​told ˌən-ˈtōld 

1

a

: not told or related

b

: kept secret

2

: too great or numerous to count : incalculable, vast

Synonyms

• countless
• innumerable
• innumerous
• myriad
• numberless
• uncountable
• uncounted
• unnumbered

Examples of untold in a Sentence

His is a story yet untold.

untold generations have lived and died in this ancient land

Recent Examples on the Web

In the meantime, as if to stave off the national mood, untold bodies across the country strove and strained, breaking themselves down in the hope of forming something better, stronger. —Lauren Michele Jackson, New Yorker, 10 May 2025

And Trump is a crypto-peddling hotel-and-casino mogul who’s planning to spend untold amounts of taxpayer money on a military parade for his birthday next month. —Allison Morrow, CNN Money, 8 May 2025

The untold story about how Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. and an all-star team of civil rights activists took to basketball courts to connect with young voters, and how their strategy echoed in contemporary politics through President Obama’s historic campaign. —Matthew Carey, Deadline, 7 May 2025

Discouraging international students will harm our system in untold ways. —John A. Ragosta, Baltimore Sun, 4 May 2025

Word History

First Known Use

14th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1a

Rhymes for untold

• ahold
• behold
• billfold
• blindfold
• cajoled
• consoled
• controlled
• cotswold
• eightfold
• enfold
• enrolled
• extolled

Kids Definition

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