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Idiom idiom

new territory


Synonym of uncharted territory.

Meaning adapted from Wiktionary, available under CC BY-SA 4.0.


SIMPLE

Learning to code is new territory for me.

CONTEXTUAL

Moving to a foreign country to start a business was new territory for the young entrepreneur.

COMPLEX

By exploring the deep ocean floor, the researchers entered new territory that had never been documented by human eyes before.


Related idioms8entries
  1. 01

    come with the territory

    To be a common, and often inconvenient, accompaniment of an occupation, situation, or occurrence.

  2. 02

    dawn of a new day

    A new beginning; a fresh start; an important, promising turning point.

  3. 03

    emperor's new clothes

    Something obvious and embarrassing that is politely ignored or that goes unacknowledged.

  4. 04

    new dawn

    A new beginning; a fresh start; an important, promising turning point.

  5. 05

    new hotness

    The new popular trend; the latest and greatest thing.

  6. 06

    new kid in town

    Synonym of new kid on the block.

  7. 07

    new kid on the block

    Someone or something new to an existing community.

  8. 08

    new normal

    A current prevailing situation which has emerged recently, that differs dramatically from the previous one and is expected to remain.

Last updated August 10, 2026