undiscovered

adjective

un·​dis·​cov·​ered ˌən-di-ˈskə-vərd 

: 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

But in this section of the Brazilian Atlantic Forest, lurking in the trunks and branches above the team’s heads, was an entire undiscovered group of tarantulas. —Lauren Liebhaber, Miami Herald, 19 Aug. 2025

Meanwhile, the area beneath the Bering Straits is thought to hold significant undiscovered oil and gas reserves. —Brendan Cole, MSNBC Newsweek, 14 Aug. 2025

In an age of widespread biodiversity loss, the finding highlights the importance of new technology that can withstand high pressure in deep-sea environments to document undiscovered organisms, said Weston, who is part of a team actively exploring the deep-sea offshore from Argentina. —Marlowe Starling, CNN Money, 11 Aug. 2025

The landscape adds its own quiet magic: a place of rugged beauty and undiscovered adventure. —Afdhel Aziz, Forbes.com, 5 Aug. 2025

Word History

First Known Use

1555, in the meaning defined above

Rhymes for undiscovered

• covered
• hovered
• discovered
• recovered
• uncovered
• rediscovered
• unrecovered