Standard Lemma guide

unrecognized

adj · 4 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

Definitions and examples are grouped by meaning. Pronunciation, history, word forms, translations, descendants, synonyms, antonyms, derived terms, and related words appear whenever the source provides them.

Sound

Pronunciation

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  • CMU ARPABET: AH0 N R EH1 K AH0 G N AY2 Z D Digits mark lexical stress: 1 primary, 2 secondary, 0 unstressed.

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adj

Meaning 1

Not recognized:

Not matched in memory.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: British, English, Oxford, US, not-comparable

No example sentence was provided for this meaning.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

2

adj

Meaning 2

Not recognized:

Not acknowledged; not granted recognition.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: British, English, Oxford, US, not-comparable

No example sentence was provided for this meaning.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

3

adjective satellite

Meaning 3

not recognized

Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0

Examples

  • he was unrecognized in his disguise

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: unrecognised

Antonyms: none provided

4

adjective satellite

Meaning 4

not having a secure reputation

Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0

Examples

  • short stories by unrecognized writers

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: unrecognised

Antonyms: none provided

History

Etymology

Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *né Proto-Indo-European *n̥- Proto-Germanic *un- Proto-West Germanic *un- Old English un- Middle English un- English un- English recognized English unrecognized From un- + recognized.

Across languages

Translations

10 source translations are retained for this English entry.

  • Esperanto: nerekonita — not matched in memory
  • Galician: non recoñecido — not matched in memory
  • German: unerkannt — not matched in memory
  • Russian: неузнанный (neuznannyj) — not matched in memory
  • Russian: нераспо́знанный (neraspóznannyj) — not matched in memory
  • Ukrainian: невпі́знаний (nevpíznanyj) — not matched in memory
  • Ukrainian: нерозпі́знаний (nerozpíznanyj) — not matched in memory
  • Bulgarian: непризнат (nepriznat) — not acknowledged — see also unacknowledged
  • Russian: непри́знанный (nepríznannyj) — not acknowledged — see also unacknowledged
  • Ukrainian: неви́знаний (nevýznanyj) — not acknowledged — see also unacknowledged