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!"
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Example Sentences
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Unexplored 2: The Wayfarer’s Legacy As it stands, the indie world will continue to innovate, both in terms of games themselves and the tools used to create them.
From The Verge • Nov. 30, 2021
Wildermyth Both Wildermyth and Unexplored 2 are products of what’s become a cottage industry of procedural storytellers across Europe and North America.
From The Verge • Nov. 30, 2021
Voyager 1 Returns Surprising Data about an Unexplored Region of Deep Space John Matson is an associate editor at Scientific American focusing on space, physics and mathematics.
From Scientific American • Jun. 27, 2013
Unexplored caves are promised lands for French prehistorians.
From Time Magazine Archive
Unexplored rooms hovered around them, promising rich histories and secrets.
From "Aru Shah and the End of Time" by Roshani Chokshi
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