undiscovered

adjective

un·​dis·​cov·​ered ˌən-di-ˈskə-vərd How to pronounce undiscovered (audio)
: 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 Tucked away along the white-sand beaches at the tip of Mexico’s Yucatán Peninsula lies Costa Mujeres, an undiscovered gem waiting to be explored. Robb Report Studio, Robb Report, 8 July 2024 Advanced Navigation According to Advanced Navigation, there are some 3 million undiscovered shipwrecks around the world—1,819 recorded wrecks lying off the coast of Western Australia alone. Jennifer Ouellette, Ars Technica, 2 Apr. 2024 For many years, this latest proof to go to auction went undiscovered, packed away in storage in rural England. Tribune News Service, The Mercury News, 25 June 2024 One study estimates there are between 1,400 to 8,000 shipwrecks in Lake Erie, most of which are undiscovered and believed to be well preserved. Evie Carrick, Travel + Leisure, 20 June 2024 See all Example Sentences for undiscovered 

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Word History

First Known Use

1555, in the meaning defined above

Time Traveler
The first known use of undiscovered was in 1555

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“Undiscovered.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/undiscovered. Accessed 26 Jul. 2024.

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