as in pristine
not having been traveled over or through
to some it seemed plausible that in the relatively untraveled vastnesses of the Pacific Northwest a creature such as Sasquatch could lurk
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Recent Examples of untraveled
Opening up the process has raised questions about attributing asteroid names to students whose future is still an untraveled road, however.
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Elisabetta Povoledo, New York Times, 22 Mar. 2023
Furthermore, much of the Sino-Russian border is remote and untraveled, making arms transfers difficult to detect.
—Kyle Mizokami, Popular Mechanics, 23 Feb. 2023
In the spring of 2020, when most performers were making peace with the lockdown and cancellation of concerts, Scott chose the road untraveled, gathering his fans on Fortnite, the online gaming universe.
—Washington Post, 14 Oct. 2021
The road to a country where Black and brown lives matter to law enforcement, to health-care systems and to leaders as much as White lives do is long, and much of it is still untraveled.
—Washington Post, 31 Dec. 2020
In 1906, five years before Kandinsky claimed to be the world's first abstract painter, 44-year-old af Klint's Primordial Chaos series took painting into an untraveled realm light-years beyond the representational.
—Sheri Linden, The Hollywood Reporter, 17 Apr. 2020
Our efforts in treading untraveled paths have been filled with wonder and have been deeply enriching.
—Bitasta Das, Quartz India, 27 June 2019
Elisabetta Povoledo, New York Times, 22 Mar. 2023
Furthermore, much of the Sino-Russian border is remote and untraveled, making arms transfers difficult to detect.
—Kyle Mizokami, Popular Mechanics, 23 Feb. 2023
In the spring of 2020, when most performers were making peace with the lockdown and cancellation of concerts, Scott chose the road untraveled, gathering his fans on Fortnite, the online gaming universe.
—Washington Post, 14 Oct. 2021
The road to a country where Black and brown lives matter to law enforcement, to health-care systems and to leaders as much as White lives do is long, and much of it is still untraveled.
—Washington Post, 31 Dec. 2020
In 1906, five years before Kandinsky claimed to be the world's first abstract painter, 44-year-old af Klint's Primordial Chaos series took painting into an untraveled realm light-years beyond the representational.
—Sheri Linden, The Hollywood Reporter, 17 Apr. 2020
Our efforts in treading untraveled paths have been filled with wonder and have been deeply enriching.
—Bitasta Das, Quartz India, 27 June 2019
Recent Examples of Synonyms for untraveled
Adjective
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Light pollution is the enemy of dark skies, and Teton County’s small, low light-impact communities help keep night skies pristine.—
Evie Carrick,
Travel + Leisure,
12 May 2025
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Brimming with tiny hummingbirds and mighty bison alike, the North Rim is a living reminder of the Grand Canyon of yore, immersing guests into the pristine habitats that were once widespread across the western United States.—
Jared Ranahan,
Forbes.com,
11 May 2025
Adjective
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In spring the central walkway becomes a riot of flowering crab apples and bare shoulders (I had been told), but now the kiosks were shuttered, the trees skeletal, the paths plowed but untrodden.—
Julia Whelan Emma Kehlbeck Jeremy McLennan,
New York Times,
2 May 2025
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The path from political relative to TV star is hardly untrodden, however.—
Jon Allsop,
The New Yorker,
23 Feb. 2025
Adjective
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There is a pleasure in the pathless woods.—
Leah Hall,
Country Living,
5 Jan. 2023
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Somewhere on the rugged, pathless hills of Big Bend National Park, under the sweltering Texas sun, a singular tree stands apart from the rest.—
Adriana Pérez,
Chicago Tribune,
13 July 2022
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“Untraveled.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/untraveled. Accessed 20 May. 2025.
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