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unlooted

unlooted

5.6
Left untouched by thieves
  • adjective
  • /ʌnˈluːtɪd/
translation icon : no saqueado
  • Explorers found an unlooted cave, where ancient tools and pottery were still in their original place.

Examples

  • "I wouldn't know what an unlooted cemetery looks like," says archaeologist Katharina Schreiber.

    Academic text (2009)
  • The archaeologists were excited to discover an unlooted tomb that had remained untouched for centuries.

  • Huitzilapa, one of the only unlooted and professionally excavated shaft tombs in West Mexico, is a case in point.

    Academic text (2006)
  • This ancient site remains unlooted, preserving its artifacts and treasures for future generations to study.

Synonyms

unmolested
vsunlooted
5 6.5

Left alone and not harmed or disturbed

refers specifically to not being targeted by thieves rather than general peace
unstolen
vsunlooted
1 4.4

Still with the owner and not taken by someone else

focuses on not being robbed by outsiders rather than ownership status
unplundered
vsunlooted
7.2

A place or thing that nobody has stolen from and still holds its valuables

focuses on not being taken by thieves rather than on resource stripping
unlifted
vsunlooted
8.5

Left where it was and not taken

describes lack of theft by thieves rather than simply staying put

Antonyms

5.3

A place that had things stolen during a riot or war

How Untouched

pristine
63 5.1
intact
304 3.7
unlooted
5.6
damaged
1 1.1
looted
5.3
ransacked
6.0

Surface Forms

unlooted positive

Morphology

unlooted = looted (transparent) = un + loot + ed

Formed by productive negating prefix 'un-' attached to the past participle 'looted', so the meaning 'not looted' is directly inferable by learners.

Etymology

Unlooted is built from un- ('not') and loot, which comes from the Hindi word lūṭ meaning 'to plunder'. So, unlooted means 'not stolen or taken', left untouched by thieves.