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complained that he had been unsuccessful in business all his
life.
unsung adj. uncelebrated, unrecognized, unglorified, unexalted,
unpraised, unhonoured, unnoticed, disregarded, unknown,
anonymous, unidentified, nameless, obscure, insignificant,
inconspicuous: I have no wish to add to the long list of unsung
authors of the twentieth century.
unsuspecting
adj. unsuspicious, unwary, unknowing, ignorant, unconscious,
gullible, credulous, na‹ve, ingenuous, innocent, trusting;
unaware, off guard: Martin became an unsuspecting dupe in
Lambert's plot to embezzle money from the bank.
unsympathetic
adj. uncaring, unconcerned, callous, unfeeling, unaffected,
untouched, unmoved, indifferent, unemotional, dispassionate,
uncompassionate, unreactive, unresponsive, impassive, stolid,
cold, cool, aloof, unstirred, apathetic, insensitive, stoic(al),
stony, adamant, stony-hearted, hard-hearted, unpitying,
pitiless, ruthless: We were unable to understand Taylor's
unsympathetic attitude to the suffering around him.
untamed adj. undomesticated, wild, unbroken, unsubdued, uncontrollable,
savage, fierce, feral, ferocious: In the story, the wolf boy
behaves like an untamed beast.
untarnished
adj. unsoiled, unsullied, immaculate, spotless, unspotted,
untainted, faultless, uncorrupted, unfouled, chaste, lily-white,
undefiled, virginal: Despite the obloquy heaped on his
colleagues, his own reputation remained untarnished.
untenable adj. insupportable or unsupportable, indefensible,
unsustainable, unmaintainable, unjustified, unjustifiable,
baseless, groundless, unfounded, flawed, faulty, weak,
illogical, specious, implausible, unreasonable, unsound: It is
beyond me why he holds so tenaciously to such untenable views.
unthinkable
adj. 1 inconceivable, unbelievable, unimaginable, incredible,
incomprehensible, beyond belief, extraordinary, Colloq