unheeded

[US]/ʌn'hiːdɪd/
[UK]/ʌn'hidɪd/
Frequency: Very High

Translation

adj. disregarded; not paid attention to

Example Sentences

Her warnings went unheeded by the team.

The advice fell unheeded on deaf ears.

His cries for help went unheeded in the chaos.

The signs of danger were unheeded by the tourists.

The teacher's instructions were unheeded by the students.

The urgent pleas for action went unheeded by the authorities.

The company ignored the unheeded complaints from customers.

The repeated warnings were unheeded by the driver.

The consequences of his actions were unheeded by him.

The scientist's groundbreaking research went unheeded for years.

Real-world Examples

My basket was empty and the flower remained unheeded.

Source: Selected Poems of Tagore

And the fact that his warnings went unheeded clearly pains him.

Source: NPR News May 2020 Compilation

And Heidelberg and Baden be passed unheeded as he hastens from the Alps to the sand dunes of Scheveningen.

Source: Returning Home

Rivers that would have turned millions of spindles tumbled unheeded to the seas.

Source: American history

It tried unsuccessfully to warn the government that the new law presented a potentially massive issue, but its calls went unheeded.

Source: The Economist (Summary)

Tears were streaming unheeded down her face and she clutched his hand so hard that her nails dug into his flesh.

Source: Gone with the Wind

The guest comes unheeded, and the curse descends, depriving them of the very object of their desire.

Source: Family and the World (Part 2)

Someone pulled him back and sent him reeling against a bench along the wall, where he dropped down muttering his unheeded narrative.

Source: Summer

Fifty glittering axes and barbed spears were offered unheeded at his life, but the savages respected his rank and calmness, even in their fury.

Source: The Last of the Mohicans (Chinese)

Tuppence's spirits rose mercurially. Mr. Carter's warnings passed unheeded. The young lady had far too much confidence in herself to pay any heed to them.

Source: Hidden danger

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