unrecognised
Definition
- Adjective:
- Not acknowledged or identified: Not given formal or official acceptance, notice, or identification.
- Not accorded due credit or esteem: Lacking established reputation, fame, or public acknowledgment for one's qualities or achievements.
Usage and Examples
- Adjective:
- The disease went unrecognised for years before doctors identified it.
- She performed many unrecognised acts of kindness in her community.
- The artist died unrecognised, but her work became famous decades later.
Advanced Usage
- "to go unrecognised": To not be noticed, identified, or given credit.
- His crucial contribution to the project went completely unrecognised.
- Used to describe a state, condition, or entity that is not officially accepted.
- The breakaway region declared itself an unrecognised state.
Variants and Related Words
- Unrecognized (adj): The standard spelling in American English. It shares the same definitions as 'unrecognised'.
- Unrecognisable/Unrecognizable (adj): Changed so much as to be impossible to identify. (e.g., )
- Recognition (n): The act of acknowledging, identifying, or giving credit.
Synonyms
- Unacknowledged: Not accepted or admitted.
- Unknown: Not known or famous.
- Overlooked: Not noticed or considered.
- Anonymous: Not identified by name; of unknown name.
Antonyms
- Recognised/Recognized: Acknowledged, identified, or famous.
- Acclaimed: Publicly praised.
- Celebrated: Widely known and admired.
- Established: Having been in existence for a long time and therefore recognized.
Adjective
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not recognized
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he was unrecognized in his disguise
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not having a secure reputation
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short stories by unrecognized writers
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