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untraveled

American  
[uhn-trav-uhld] / ʌnˈtræv əld /
especially British, untravelled

adjective

  1. not having traveled, especially to distant places; not having gained experience by travel.

  2. not traveled through or over; not frequented by travelers.

    an untraveled country lane.


Etymology

Origin of untraveled

First recorded in 1575–85; un- 1 + traveled

Example Sentences

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Opening up the process has raised questions about attributing asteroid names to students whose future is still an untraveled road, however.

From New York Times • Mar. 22, 2023

On the ground, in vast pastures or endless roads untraveled, her humanistic gaze points to the keepers of simpler lifestyles, people embracing worldviews detached from the preoccupations of the urban mainstream.

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 24, 2021

The road to a country where Black and Brown lives matter to law enforcement, to health-care systems and to leaders as much as White lives do is long, and much of it is still untraveled.

From Washington Post • Dec. 31, 2020

When I worked as a journalist in Southeast Asia in the ’90s, many parts of the region were still undeveloped and untraveled.

From Seattle Times • Dec. 9, 2016

She was completely without experience in the world, she was unread and, except for the one long trip from Ireland, untraveled.

From "East of Eden" by John Steinbeck

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