unplumbed
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- adjective
- /ʌnˈplʌmpt/
- Literature
:
inexplorado
- Then he vanished, in search of the unplumbed reaches of the Amazon, but not before I winked out too.
- unplumbed depths
Examples
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So there were some unplumbed depths in her.
Fiction book (1997) -
Follow me, and I shall point out the unplumbed and plumbingless depths.
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She says she always knew Tim had certain unplumbed depths, but this is ridiculous.
Fiction book (1993) -
The materials embodied so briefly here are very rich and largely unplumbed by thematization and careful theoretical development.
Blog text (13) -
"Indeed it is, one which places a decorous cover over the unplumbed abyss of our ignorance, you might say."
Fiction book (1996) -
The narrator of Lovecraft's tale is a geologist who has brought to the Antarctic a remarkable new drill that can go to unplumbed depths.
Academic text (1997) -
And it seems that it is this very nakedness that constitutes the fascination of Mudzunga's performances for art audiences, who do not know but sense the unplumbed depth of the lake in which he swims as he enters the drum.
Academic text (2006) -
They had an ebullient but unplumbed faith in applied science, which Meira Mattos (1980, 147) asserted had broken "the tyranny of geography."
Academic text (1992) -
The scientist's research revealed many unplumbed mysteries about the ocean floor.
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Despite his calm demeanor, there were unplumbed emotions lurking beneath the surface.
Synonyms
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6.5
A place not yet explored or mapped
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4.9
Not yet found or studied
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5.7
Not looked at or checked when people search for answers
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6.6
An area not yet shown on a map
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6.3
A path or area that no one has visited
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9.8
Too deep to measure, often about water or caves
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9.9
Too deep or mysterious to understand
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4.9
Not looked through or checked for something
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5.9
Not carefully studied and without good proof
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7.7
A place where there are no paths or roads and very few people have been
Not yet explored or understood
An area not measured or mapped, often land
Land where people do not walk, often far from towns
A place with no clear paths that people have not explored
Antonyms
How Explored
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- Literature
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9.9
Surface Forms
Morphology
unplumbed = plumbed (semi-transparent) = un + plumb + ed
The prefix 'un-' negates the verb 'plumbed', but the specific meaning of 'unplumbed' as unexplored or too deep is not entirely obvious.
Etymology
Unplumbed starts with un- meaning 'not' and plumb from an old word for a lead weight on a line used to measure depth. So unplumbed means 'not measured' or 'not explored', which is why we use it for deep places or unknown ideas.