unhunted

1 7.0

People do not chase, hurt, kill animals for food or sport

adjective
/ʌnˈhʌntɪd/

: no cazado

The researchers studied the behavior of a group of unhunted deer, noting their unique adaptations to evade capture.

Examples

Wildlife conservationists aim to create more unhunted regions to protect endangered species from overhunting.
Wilderness is where the greatest number of unhunted elk are.

Blog text (23)
In the untouched wilderness, many species thrive in the unhunted areas, free from the threat of human predators.

Synonyms

unpursued

vsunhunted

1 6.9

Not chased or looked for by anyone

refers to absence of chasing by hunters rather than any general lack of attention

unbagged

vsunhunted

Jargon

8.4

Still free because no hunter or collector has caught it

is not pursued or killed specifically by hunters

Antonyms

pursued

3 8.1

A person or thing being chased, often in a story

How Hunted

unhunted

1 7.0

protected

452 2.0

Surface Forms

unhunted positive

Morphology

unhunted = hunted (transparent) = un + hunt + ed

The word 'unhunted' is transparently derived from 'hunted' by adding the prefix 'un-' to indicate the opposite state.

Etymology

Unhunted is un- 'not' plus hunt 'to chase animals'. So unhunted means 'not hunted', and you can picture deer or other animals living safely without hunters around.