'Unheard of' definitions:
Definition of 'Unheard of'
From: GCIDE
- Unheard \Un*heard"\, a.
- 1. Not heard; not perceived by the ear; as, words unheard by those present. [1913 Webster]
- 2. Not granted an audience or a hearing; not allowed to speak; not having made a defense, or stated one's side of a question; disregarded; unheeded; as, to condem? a man unheard. [1913 Webster]
- What pangs I feel, unpitied and unheard! --Dryden. [1913 Webster]
- 3. Not known to fame; not illustrious or celebrated; obscure. [1913 Webster]
- Nor was his name unheard or unadored. --Milton. [1913 Webster]
- Unheard of. (a) Not heard of; of which there are no tidings. (b) Unknown to fame; obscure. --Glanvill. [1913 Webster]
Synonyms of 'unheard of'
From: Moby Thesaurus
- able,
- beguiling,
- bewildering,
- breakaway,
- different,
- enigmatic,
- exceptional,
- extraordinary,
- fabulous,
- fantastic,
- fascinating,
- ignotus,
- incalculable,
- incognizable,
- incomprehensible,
- inconceivable,
- incredible,
- inglorious,
- little known,
- marvelous,
- miraculous,
- mysterious,
- nameless,
- no credit to,
- novel,
- obscure,
- offbeat,
- original,
- outlandish,
- passing strange,
- phenomenal,
- prodigious,
- puzzling,
- rare,
- recherche,
- remarkable,
- renownless,
- sealed,
- sensational,
- strange,
- striking,
- stupendous,
- sui generis,
- unapparent,
- unapprehended,
- unascertained,
- unbeknown,
- uncelebrated,
- uncharted,
- unclassified,
- uncommon,
- uncustomary,
- undisclosed,
- undiscoverable,
- undiscovered,
- undistinguished,
- undivulged,
- undreamed-of,
- unexpected,
- unexplained,
- unexplored,
- unexposed,
- unfamed,
- unfamiliar,
- unfathomed,
- unglorified,
- unheard,
- unhonored,
- unidentified,
- unimaginable,
- uninvestigated,
- unique,
- unknowable,
- unknown,
- unnotable,
- unnoted,
- unnoticed,
- unordinary,
- unperceived,
- unplumbed,
- unpopular,
- unprecedented,
- unremarked,
- unrenowned,
- unrevealed,
- unsung,
- unsuspected,
- unthought-of,
- untouched,
- unusual,
- unwonted,
- virgin,
- wonderful,
- wondrous