Antonyms for unheard-of


Grammar : Adj
Spell : uhn-hurd-uhv, -ov, -uh v
Phonetic Transcription : ʌnˈhɜrdˌʌv, -ˌɒv, -əv


Definition of unheard-of

  • adj unique, obscure
Example sentences :
  • She was perfectly aware that she had done an unheard-of thing.
  • Extract from : « Quaint Courtships » by Various
  • He spoke as if three thousand dollars was an unheard-of sum, a fortune.
  • Extract from : « Cap'n Dan's Daughter » by Joseph C. Lincoln
  • The priests are credited with unheard-of influence among the poor.
  • Extract from : « Ireland as It Is » by Robert John Buckley (AKA R.J.B.)
  • Dear me, what unheard-of sacrifices does it demand of humble fortunes to be Respectable!
  • Extract from : « One Of Them » by Charles James Lever
  • Whence, then, these strange words, these unheard-of opinions?
  • Extract from : « The Wild Geese » by Stanley John Weyman
  • He used to accompany him to the door when he left, an unheard-of attention.
  • Extract from : « Love and Lucy » by Maurice Henry Hewlett
  • But it comes always as a new thing, an unheard-of thing, a miracle.
  • Extract from : « In a Little Town » by Rupert Hughes
  • And now as much you hate him: O the unheard-of Inconstancy of Women!
  • Extract from : « The City Bride (1696) » by Joseph Harris
  • It is a thing so unheard-of and extraordinary, so unexpected, that they would not believe you.
  • Extract from : « The Man in the Iron Mask » by Alexandre Dumas, Pere
  • The last clause was still canvassing, when, unheard-of treachery!
  • Extract from : « Rattlin the Reefer » by Edward Howard

Synonyms for unheard-of

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