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(ʌntoʊld)
1. adjective [ADJECTIVE noun]
You can use untold to emphasize how bad or unpleasant something is.
[emphasis]
The demise of the industry has caused untold misery to thousands of hard-workingtradesmen.
This might do untold damage to her health.
Synonyms: indescribable, unthinkable, unimaginable, unspeakable More Synonyms of untold
2. adjective [ADJECTIVE noun]
You can use untold to emphasize that an amount or quantity is very large, especially when you are not sure how large it is.
[emphasis]
...the nation's untold millions of anglers.
...the glittering prospect of untold riches.
Synonyms: countless, incalculable, innumerable, myriad More Synonyms of untold
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untold in British English

(ʌnˈtəʊld)
adjective
1. 
incapable of description or expression
untold suffering
2. 
incalculably great in number or quantity
untold thousands
3. 
not told

untold in American English

(ʌnˈtoʊld; ˈʌnˌtoʊld)
adjective
1. 
not told, related, or revealed
2. 
too great or too numerous to be counted or measured; incalculable
untold wealth
3. 
indescribably great or intense
untold misery
Word origin
ME untald < OE unteald

Examples of 'untold' in a sentence
untold

He put the family through untold suffering.
The Sun (2016)
It has now done untold damage.
The Sun (2016)
If the tide is not turned soon, the prisons crisis will do untold damage to wider society.
Times, Sunday Times (2016)
The untold story has emerged as a result of the auction of previously unseen footage of the couple's visit to the Greek capital.
Times, Sunday Times (2016)
He inflicted pain on us as few cricketers have and yet we have caused him untold suffering.
Times, Sunday Times (2012)
You say you want your story to remain untold.
The Sun (2010)
Untold numbers have died trying to make the journey.
Times, Sunday Times (2006)
This process can be lengthy doing untold damage to the reputation of the business in the meantime.
Times, Sunday Times (2011)
Your predictions would bring untold misery to many.
Times, Sunday Times (2009)
That story had gone untold for one hundred years.
Christianity Today (2000)
They plan to blow up a hydroelectric dam that has caused untold environmental damage.
Times, Sunday Times (2014)
They cause untold misery and early death.
The Sun (2015)
All of which leaves the untold story still untold.
Times, Sunday Times (2012)
Their clumsy interference has done untold damage to whistleblowers with a public interest.
The Sun (2015)
The nasty plotters who were found guilty yesterday have inflicted misery on untold millions.
The Sun (2008)
The untold damage she must have done to personal cashflow around the world.
Times, Sunday Times (2007)
The insects have thrived over the summer and are doing untold damage in wardrobes.
The Sun (2010)
It will do untold damage to your marriage and your whole family if this gets out.
The Sun (2012)
This subject should be better understood because it holds back businesses and causes employees untold stress and misery.
Times, Sunday Times (2016)
This brought untold misery to thousands.
The Sun (2009)
There are untold numbers of gadgets for the household kitchen, too.
The Sun (2012)
That's eight years of hurt and an untold number of insect bites.
Times, Sunday Times (2011)
Some walked for days or weeks, an untold number dying on the way.
Times, Sunday Times (2011)
It was a particularly savage killing which must have caused untold suffering to the victims and had continued to cause great grief to their families.
Times, Sunday Times (2016)
His story remains largely untold.
Times, Sunday Times (2012)
But here's the untold story.
Times, Sunday Times (2012)
There's a strangeness about the whole image, as though a story lurks untold.
The Times Literary Supplement (2013)

In other languages
untold

British English: untold ADJECTIVE
You can use untold to emphasize how bad or unpleasant something is.
This caused untold misery to thousands of innocent people.
  • American English: untold
  • Brazilian Portuguese: incalculável
  • Chinese: 不可名状的 >用于强调事情的糟糕程度
  • European Spanish: indecible
  • French: indicible
  • German: unermesslich
  • Italian: indicibile
  • Japanese: 口で言い表せない
  • Korean: 말로 표현할 수 없는
  • European Portuguese: incalculável
  • Latin American Spanish: indecible

1 (adjective) 
Definition
incapable of description
This might do untold damage to her health.
Synonyms
indescribable
The stench from the sewer is indescribable.
unthinkable
Monday's unthinkable tragedy
unimaginable
The children here have lived through unimaginable horrors.
unspeakable
the unspeakable horrors of chemical weapons
undreamed of
unutterable
An unutterable sadness swept over her.
inexpressible
I felt a sudden inexpressible loneliness.
2 (adjective) 
Definition
incalculably great in number or quantity
the glittering prospect of untold riches
Synonyms
countless
She brought joy to countless people through her music.
incalculable
He has done incalculable damage to his reputation.
innumerable
He has invented innumerable excuses and told endless lies.
myriad
pop culture in all its myriad forms
numberless
numberless acts of bravery by firefighters and rescue workers
uncounted
uncountable
unnumbered
measureless
The party is now consigned to measureless years in opposition.
3 (adjective) 
Definition
not told
the untold story of the suffering he endured
Synonyms
undisclosed
The company has been sold for an undisclosed amount.
unknown
unrevealed
private
I've always kept my private and professional life separate.
He hardly ever betrayed his private thoughts.
secret
Soldiers have been training at a secret location.
hidden
The den was hidden in the undergrowth.
unrelated
unpublished
unrecounted

Additional synonyms

in the sense of hidden
Definition
difficult to find
The den was hidden in the undergrowth.
Synonyms
concealed,
covered,
secret,
covert,
unseen,
clandestine,
secreted,
under wraps,
unrevealed
in the sense of incalculable
Definition
impossible to estimate or predict
He has done incalculable damage to his reputation.
Synonyms
vast,
enormous,
immense,
countless,
infinite,
innumerable,
untold,
limitless,
boundless,
inestimable,
numberless,
uncountable,
measureless,
without number,
incomputable
in the sense of inexpressible
Definition
(of a feeling) too strong to be expressed in words
I felt a sudden inexpressible loneliness.
Synonyms
indescribable,
unspeakable,
indefinable,
ineffable,
unutterable,
incommunicable

Synonyms of 'untold'

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Additional synonyms

in the sense of innumerable
Definition
too many to be counted
He has invented innumerable excuses and told endless lies.
Synonyms
countless,
many,
numerous,
infinite,
myriad,
untold,
incalculable,
numberless,
unnumbered,
multitudinous,
beyond number
in the sense of measureless
The party is now consigned to measureless years in opposition.
Synonyms
infinite,
endless,
limitless,
boundless,
vast,
immense,
incalculable,
immeasurable,
unbounded,
inestimable,
beyond measure
in the sense of myriad
Definition
innumerable
pop culture in all its myriad forms
Synonyms
innumerable,
countless,
untold,
incalculable,
immeasurable,
a thousand and one,
multitudinous
in the sense of numberless
Definition
too many to be counted
numberless acts of bravery by firefighters and rescue workers
Synonyms
infinite,
endless,
countless,
myriad,
innumerable,
untold,
unnumbered,
multitudinous
in the sense of private
Definition
not publicly known
I've always kept my private and professional life separate.He hardly ever betrayed his private thoughts.
Synonyms
personal,
individual,
secret,
hidden,
intimate,
undisclosed,
unspoken,
innermost,
unvoiced
in the sense of secret
Definition
kept hidden or separate from the knowledge of all or all but a few others
Soldiers have been training at a secret location.
Synonyms
undisclosed,
unknown,
confidential,
underground,
classified,
undercover,
unpublished,
top secret,
under wraps,
unrevealed
in the sense of uncounted
Synonyms
innumerable,
countless,
legion,
infinite,
myriad,
untold,
numberless,
unnumbered,
multitudinous
in the sense of unimaginable
Definition
so unusual, great, or extreme that it is difficult to imagine or understand
The children here have lived through unimaginable horrors.
Synonyms
inconceivable,
incredible,
unbelievable,
unthinkable,
impossible,
fantastic,
unheard-of,
mind-boggling (informal),
indescribable,
ineffable,
beyond your wildest dreams
in the sense of unspeakable
Definition
indescribably bad or evil
the unspeakable horrors of chemical weapons
Synonyms
dreadful,
shocking,
appalling,
evil,
awful,
overwhelming,
horrible,
unbelievable,
monstrous,
from hell (informal),
inconceivable,
unimaginable,
repellent,
abysmal,
frightful,
heinous,
odious,
indescribable,
loathsome,
abominable,
ineffable,
beyond words,
execrable,
unutterable,
inexpressible,
beyond description,
hellacious (US, slang),
too horrible for words
in the sense of unthinkable
Definition
unimaginable or inconceivable
Monday's unthinkable tragedy
Synonyms
inconceivable,
incredible,
unbelievable,
unimaginable,
beyond belief,
beyond the bounds of possibility

Additional synonyms

in the sense of unutterable
Definition
incapable of being expressed in words
An unutterable sadness swept over her.
Synonyms
indescribable,
extreme,
overwhelming,
unimaginable,
unspeakable,
ineffable,
beyond words
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