undiscovered

adjective

un·​dis·​cov·​ered ˌən-di-ˈskə-vərd 

: not found or found out : not discovered

an undiscovered island

as yet undiscovered talents

undiscovered motives

… detected the presence of a hitherto undiscovered element.

—Paul Strathern

Examples of undiscovered in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web

The remains went undiscovered for four years — until 2022, when a local family purchased the unit’s contents at auction and opened the suitcases, PEOPLE previously reported. —Christina Coulter, PEOPLE, 9 Sep. 2025

While not exactly undiscovered, Mendocino’s three-hour distance from San Francisco has long protected it from the development and gentrification creeping into Sonoma. —Lauren Mowery, Forbes.com, 8 Sep. 2025

The undiscovered country is art itself. —Bilge Ebiri, Vulture, 30 Aug. 2025

In an era where Hollywood is always looking for the next big reboot, what better place to find a piece of brilliant undiscovered IP than a store stuffed with some of the most obscure VHS tapes ever made? —Jon Blistein, Rolling Stone, 27 Aug. 2025

Word History

First Known Use

1555, in the meaning defined above

Rhymes for undiscovered

• covered
• hovered
• discovered
• recovered
• uncovered
• rediscovered
• unrecovered