unrecognised

Passed over, unknown

Unrecognised is the British spelling of unrecognized.

Something unrecognised goes unnoticed or unacknowledged: Her contributions went unrecognised for decades.

A person may be unrecognised when their appearance has changed: He walked through the crowd unrecognised.

Unrecognised talent, effort, or achievement has not received the attention or credit it deserves.

identity

stranger

Person not yet known

unidentified · faceless · nameless · unremembered · forgotten · overlooked · unnoticed · unacknowledged · invisible · obscure

achievement

unacknowledged

Not formally recognized

unhonoured · unsung · unrewarded · ignored · dismissed · undervalued · neglected · snubbed · passed over · unheralded

official

unofficial

Not formally recognized

uncertified · illegitimate · unratified · unsanctioned · unapproved · invalidated · unauthorized · unendorsed · unvalidated · informal

medical

undiagnosed

Not yet medically named

latent · hidden · misdiagnosed · symptom · condition · illness · disease · disorder · syndrome · ailment

technical

unreadable

Cannot be deciphered

corrupted · format · file type · driver · hardware · software · error · detection · scanning · parsing

Opposites
formal acknowledgment/official status

unrecognisedrecognised

Known upon seeing

acknowledged · accredited · certified · established · official

fame/public awareness

unrecognisedfamous

Widely known, much recognized

well-known · celebrated · renowned · famed · prominent

identification/detection

unrecognisedrecognised

Known upon seeing

identified · spotted · detected · noticed · placed

Family

unrecognisable, unrecognisably

Familiarity
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Known to kids · Timeless · Abstract · Everyday, not technical · Rated G