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untraveled

untraveled

1 6.3
A path or area that no one has visited
  • adjective
  • /ʌnˈtrævəld/
  • US
translation icon : inexplorado
  • Many untraveled areas in the forest are home to unique wildlife that remains unseen by most.
  • untraveled road

Examples

  • It is pulled over to the side of an untraveled road.

    Fiction book (1996)
  • I was looking for a side road, something relatively untraveled with room to pull off.

    Fiction book (1997)
  • We must find a way to return to a sound family structure, but we must do so by taking a new, untraveled road.

    Blog text (9)
  • "Everyone who lives in this America, in this new and untraveled world, is as much concerned as those of us who live in the United States to discover 'What is an American?'"

    Academic text (1999)
  • The distrust and uncertainty is probably the same as the way you feel if you have to park your car somewhere without good lighting in a neighborhood you don't know well, on an untraveled side street.

    Blog text (16)
  • On a less transcendent level, I think that the decision to write without a predetermined structure this time responded to Osman Lins's literary restlessness, to his need to renew himself with each novel, always seeking untraveled paths for himself.

    Fiction book (1995)
  • The guide took us down an untraveled path that offered breathtaking views of the mountains.

  • The explorers ventured into the untraveled regions of the desert, eager to discover hidden treasures.

Synonyms

uncharted
vsuntraveled
42 6.5

A place not yet explored or mapped

is about not being traveled or visited rather than unmapped status
trackless
vsuntraveled
2 7.9

An area with no road or path and no sign of travel

is about not being traveled over rather than structural absence of roads
unvisited
vsuntraveled
1 4.1

Something that no one has seen before

focuses specifically on lack of travel rather than just visits
unreached
vsuntraveled
1 7.5

A place people do not visit that is hard to get to

focuses on not having been traveled through rather than physical inaccessibility
untrodden
vsuntraveled
1 8.8

Land or paths that have not been walked on

is broader, covering any place not visited or explored
untracked
vsuntraveled
1 7.7

A place where there are no paths or roads and very few people have been

is similar but centers on not being traveled rather than untouched label
unplumbed
vsuntraveled
  • Literature
1 9.9

Too deep to be measured or explored

is about literal lack of travel or visits, not depth of study
untraversed
vsuntraveled
9.8

A place people have not gone through or explored

is the same idea but stresses not being visited or explored
untrod
vsuntraveled
  • Archaic
9.9

A place that no one has walked on

is a neutral description of lack of visits rather than tone
unpathed
vsuntraveled
9.6

Land where people do not walk, often far from towns

emphasizes absence of travel in general rather than missing paths only
untrailed
vsuntraveled
8.2

In a place with no path or track for walking

talks about not being traveled over rather than just lacking a path
trailless
vsuntraveled
6.8

To move without leaving marks or signs behind

concerns not being traveled at all, not just lacking traces
unnavigated
vsuntraveled
9.1

A place with no clear paths that people have not explored

focuses more narrowly on not having been physically traveled through
unpenetrated
vsuntraveled
9.1

Not yet explored or understood

is more concrete, simply meaning not traveled or visited physically
untrafficked
vsuntraveled
7.6

Free from cars and people

means simply not having been traveled over, not traffic frequency
unhaunted
vsuntraveled
6.6

Not lived in or visited by people

emphasizes absence of travel or exploration rather than lack of people

Antonyms

2.3

A person who has visited many countries and seen different places

How Traveled

traveled
  • US
2.3
less-traveled
  • US
8 4.8
untraveled
  • US
1 6.3
untrodden
1 8.8

Surface Forms

untraveled positive
untravelled positive

Morphology

untraveled = traveled (transparent) = un + travel + ed

Formed by productive negation un- applied to 'traveled' (travel + -ed), meaning 'not traveled' in a literal sense.

Etymology

Untraveled breaks into un- 'not' and travel 'to go on a journey', so imagine a path with no footprints or visits. That's why untraveled describes a road, path, or area that has not been visited or explored.