undiscovered

as in unexplored
not having been found or noticed; not discovered undiscovered territory The team of scientists searched the jungle for previously undiscovered species of insects.

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Recent Examples of undiscovered And yet, when the Four Seasons Nevis came on the scene in 1991, the island was relatively undiscovered by travelers. Laura Begley Bloom, AFAR Media, 27 Feb. 2025 Photograph: Courtesy of Gonzalo Alonso-Álvarez Dark matter is the term for the undiscovered 85 percent of matter in the universe. Jonathan O’Callaghan, WIRED, 1 Dec. 2024 Without proper structuring, brainstorms risk leaving quieter voices unheard and great ideas undiscovered. Nora Herting, Forbes, 19 Feb. 2025 Their orbits didn't add up mathematically, and Lowell was convinced there was an undiscovered planet in the far reaches of the solar system that was knocking them off-kilter. John Loeffler, Space.com, 18 Feb. 2025 See All Example Sentences for undiscovered

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“Undiscovered.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/undiscovered. Accessed 6 Apr. 2025.

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