unsearched
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- adjective
- /ʌnˈsɜrʧt/
:
no examinado
- During the expedition, the team moved carefully through the unsearched forest.
Examples
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After the first pass found nothing, the UAV plotted a course through the remaining unsearched area.
Academic text (2011) -
The librarian placed all unsearched books on a separate shelf for review.
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Go, get you gone, and pray be careful all... and leave you not a man of war unsearched.
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see that she's met unsearched
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The police discovered a hidden stash in an unsearched warehouse.
Synonyms
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4.9
Not yet found or studied
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4.3
Not checked or thought about carefully
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5.7
Not looked at or checked when people search for answers
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6.8
Not looked into to find the cause or facts
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5.9
Not carefully studied and without good proof
Not looked at carefully
Not examined in detail for study
Not seen or noticed
How Searched
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4.9
Surface Forms
Morphology
unsearched = searched (transparent) = un + search + ed
The adjective is formed by negating 'searched' (search + -ed) with the productive prefix 'un-', so learners can readily infer 'not examined'.
Etymology
Unsearched starts with un- meaning 'not' and ends with search, which means 'to look carefully for something', so it describes a place or thing that has not been looked through.