unexplored
Britishadjective
Explanation
Anything that's unexplored hasn't been discovered or investigated. The vast majority of the ocean is still unexplored. Unexplored is formed by adding the prefix un-, or "not, " to explored, which has a Latin root that means "investigate or search out." You can describe literal uncharted territory this way, like the parts of Antarctica that are so cold that humans haven't yet ventured there. It's also a good word for anything that hasn't been experienced or looked into: "I've brought my lunch every day, so the cafeteria food remains totally unexplored!"
Vocabulary lists containing unexplored
Example Sentences
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Experts say the outcome of the review seems preordained, although the matter is playing out in unexplored legal territory.
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 7, 2026
"They travelled to completely unexplored regions to conduct surveys, without the positioning tools we have today."
From Barron's ● Jul. 3, 2026
This is an avenue that Fagan leaves completely unexplored.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Apr. 30, 2026
The completed map sharpens the view around bright galaxies while also revealing more detail in the previously unexplored regions between them.
From Science Daily ● Mar. 8, 2026
The proposal was for Roosevelt to go deep into an unexplored part of the Amazon jungle in Mato Grosso—Brazil’s wild frontier—to map an uncharted river with the renowned explorer Cândido Mariano da Silva Rondon.
From "Death on the River of Doubt" by Samantha Seiple
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