unrecognized

/' n'rek gnaizd/

Thân thiện

The author remained unrecognized at her own book signing.

Definition

1. Adjective:
   • Not acknowledged or given due credit: Not having received proper recognition, acceptance, or validation for one's status, achievements, or existence.
   • Not identified or known: Not perceived or identified as being a particular person or thing; going unnoticed or unacknowledged.

Usage Examples

• Adjective:
  • The disease often goes unrecognized in its early stages. (It is not identified or diagnosed.)
  • She worked for years as an unrecognized genius in her field. (Her talent was not acknowledged or given credit.)
  • He walked through the crowd, unrecognized by his former fans. (He was not identified or noticed.)

Advanced Usage

• "to go unrecognized": to not be noticed, identified, or given credit.
  • Many of the symptoms can go unrecognized for a long time.
• "to remain unrecognized": to continue to be unacknowledged or unidentified.
  • His contributions to the project remained unrecognized.

Variants and Related Words

• Unrecognised (adj): The British English spelling of "unrecognized".
• Unrecognizable (adj): Changed so much as to be impossible to identify or recognize.
  • The town was unrecognizable after the war.

Synonyms

• Unacknowledged: Not recognized or admitted.
• Unidentified: Not recognized or established as being a particular thing.
• Anonymous: Not identified by name; of unknown name.
• Overlooked: Not noticed or considered.

Antonyms

• Recognized: Acknowledged as being valid or important; identified from previous encounter or knowledge.
• Acknowledged: Recognized as being good or important.
• Famous: Known about by many people.

Học thuật

Adjective

1. not having a secure reputation
   • short stories by unrecognized writers
2. not recognized
   • he was unrecognized in his disguise

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