UNFAMOUS Synonyms: 58 Similar and Opposite Words

unfamous

adjective

ˌən-ˈfā-məs

Definition of unfamous

as in unknown

not widely known the influenza epidemic of 1918 was eminently egalitarian: it struck down the famous and the unfamous with equal fervor

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Recent Examples of unfamous Both help make the case that unfamous people, in all their honesty and complexity, are as worthy of our attention as celebrities. — Judy Berman, Time, 11 Aug. 2026 Early in his career, Tillmans began shooting for the British street style magazine i-D, creating portraits of the famous and unfamous, while also documenting club life and gay culture. — Steve Appleford, Los Angeles Times, 17 Feb. 2026 Many famous parents have followed suit to protect the faces of their unfamous offspring. — Bethy Squires, Vulture, 6 Nov. 2025 Of course, many other singers famous and unfamous have struggled with the anthem’s vast dynamics, dizzying melodies and inherent pressure involved with performing the piece. — Matt Wake | [email protected], al, 25 Feb. 2021 But don't forget that your unfamous neighbor is struggling too. — Jessica A. Gold, SELF, 3 Aug. 2018

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Stringer | Reuters A tanker was struck by three unknown projectiles while transiting the Strait of Hormuz on Monday, stoking worries that the Middle East conflict could once again escalate.

— Anniek Bao, CNBC, 1 Sep. 2026
The charge and light together seem to indicate a violent collision between an unknown particle and the nucleus of one of the detector’s atoms.

— Joseph Howlett, Scientific American, 1 Sep. 2026

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Given most late-summer midterm-election-year weakness has been more than recovered right afterward, the proper course of action now becomes even more obscure.

— Michael Santoli, CNBC, 31 Aug. 2026
In many cases, the robot tail wags the living dog by tricking it—tricking us—into caring about obscure metrics, then gamifying the process of improving them.

— Hillary Busis, Vanity Fair, 28 Aug. 2026

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