untraveled
adjective
un·trav·eled
ˌən-ˈtra-vəld 
1
: not having traveled
… an untraveled native of the wilds of Illinois …—
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: not passed over or through by travelers : untraversed
an untraveled desert
Examples of untraveled in a Sentence
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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Opening up the process has raised questions about attributing asteroid names to students whose future is still an untraveled road, however.
—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
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
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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
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
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“Untraveled.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/untraveled. Accessed 4 Nov. 2025.
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