What does "unheralded" mean?

Without prior warning; unexpected or unannounced.

How do you pronounce "unheralded"?

Pronounced //ʌnˈhɛɹəldɪd//.

Common synonyms include: unannounced, extraordinary, improbable, more than expected, out of the blue, out-of-the-way.

//ʌnˈhɛɹəldɪd// adj

adj ·Uncommon ·Advanced level

Adjective

1
Without prior warning; unexpected or unannounced. not-comparable
"Union trainmen stopped traffic on six midcontinent railroads with an unheralded strike yesterday, but some railroads said they expected to resume service by early today."
2
Not greeted with excitement or acclaim. not-comparable
"We all know how genius “Kamp Krusty,” “A Streetcar Named Marge,” “Homer The Heretic,” “Itchy & Scratchy: The Movie” and “Mr. Plow” are, but even the relatively unheralded episodes offer wall-to-wall laughs and some of the smartest, darkest, and weirdest gags ever Trojan-horsed into a network cartoon with a massive family audience."

Adjective

"The hurricane does not come unheralded to our shores."

From un- + heralded.

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