uncharted

adjective

un·​chart·​ed ˌən-ˈchär-təd How to pronounce uncharted (audio)
: not recorded or plotted on a map, chart, or plan
an uncharted island
broadly : unknown
a discussion moving into uncharted territory

Examples of uncharted in a Sentence

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Six minutes later, Ceddanne Rafaela smoked a searing triple to center, vaulting the Red Sox into October and Chapman into uncharted territory. Jen McCaffrey, New York Times, 30 Sep. 2025 All of this puts pharmaceutical companies into uncharted territory. Danielle Chemtob, Forbes.com, 18 Sep. 2025 Industry enters uncharted territory. Rebecca Morin, USA Today, 18 Sep. 2025 The team believes the findings represent the beginning of a new chapter in quantum simulation by transforming quantum computers into labs to explore the vast, uncharted world of out-of-equilibrium quantum matter. Georgina Jedikovska, Interesting Engineering, 11 Sep. 2025 See All Example Sentences for uncharted

Word History

First Known Use

1832, in the meaning defined above

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The first known use of uncharted was in 1832

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“Uncharted.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/uncharted. Accessed 7 Oct. 2025.

Kids Definition

uncharted

adjective
un·​chart·​ed ˌən-ˈchärt-əd How to pronounce uncharted (audio)
: not recorded or located on a map, chart, or plan : unknown
vast uncharted wilderness

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