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unexplored

/ˈʌnəkˌsplɔərd/
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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!"

Definitions of unexplored
  1. adjective
    not yet mapped out or investigated
    synonyms: undiscovered
    unknown
    not known
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