UNEXPLORED Synonyms: 29 Similar and Opposite Words

unexplored

adjective

Definition of unexplored

as in undiscovered

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Recent Examples of unexplored Players can embark solo or in teams of four across Gielinor’s previously unexplored continent of Ashenfall, on a quest to discover why untamed, transformative magic spills across the fractured land. — Matt Minton, Variety, 11 June 2026 Helicopter flyovers of Big Cypress National Preserve identified remote indigenous mounds, to this day largely unexplored. — Andres Viglucci, Miami Herald, 30 June 2026 The discovery in plutonium hexaboride (PuB6) is significant because the heavy metal has been widely studied and used in industrial processes, yet this property remained unexplored. — Ameya Paleja, Interesting Engineering, 30 June 2026 But the mission’s goals outlined by the space agency—tasks such as scouting unexplored terrain, detecting stores of subsurface ice and monitoring atmospheric dust—are a far cry from the preexisting priority of Mars Sample Return and the associated search for alien life. — Meghan Bartels, Scientific American, 22 June 2026 See All Example Sentences for unexplored

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Rubin will look for undiscovered asteroids (including potentially hazardous ones heading toward Earth), unimaginably powerful cosmic explosions, and clues about the shadowy dark energy and dark matter that shape the universe.

— Clara Moskowitz, Scientific American, 1 July 2026
Apart from Croatia and Slovenia, this region feels completely undiscovered in the best way possible.

— Sarah Sekula, USA Today, 26 June 2026

Definition of undiscovered

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Pairing it with extra archipelago adventures and a trip to Bergen makes for a civilized adventure that still feels fresh and relatively untrodden.

— Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 23 Apr. 2026
For some, a day trip by minibus and camel is more than enough desert – but the true adventurer will want to seek out the untrodden sands of southern Algeria.

— Henry Haselock, TheWeek, 27 Feb. 2026

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