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unexplored

adj.
B2 Upper Intermediate US //ˌənɪksˈpɫɔɹd// UK //ˌʌnɛksplˈɔːd// un·ex·plored

adj. not yet visited or studied by people. You use this to describe places or ideas that are still a mystery.

adj. not yet visited, studied, or developed. Often used to describe remote geographical areas or uncharted intellectual territory.


SIMPLE

The hikers discovered an unexplored valley.

CONTEXTUAL

Scientists are currently mapping the unexplored depths of the ocean floor to find new species.

COMPLEX

The novel explores the unexplored psychological consequences of isolation, presenting a world where the protagonist's internal landscape is as vast as the physical wilderness around him.

Synonyms
Origin

From un- + explored.

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