unpaved

adjective

un·​paved ˌən-ˈpāvd 

: not covered with a firm, level surface of asphalt, concrete, etc. : not paved

an unpaved road

Examples of unpaved in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web

The village, which is only reachable by a dirt road, has a few dozen homes lining unpaved streets and a small shop where locals gather to play cards. — Ivana Kottasová, CNN Money, 20 Aug. 2026

The province has few roads linking it to the rest of the country, and its numerous towns and villages are connected mostly by rivers and unpaved roads. — ABC News, 17 Aug. 2026

The secluded beach of Agia Thalassa (north) sits at the end of an unpaved road out of Panormos, sandy and shaded by tamarisks, with a small chapel watching over the water. — Monica Mendal, Vogue, 10 Aug. 2026

On a recent July morning, a four-car caravan carrying a dozen women rolled into the remote Hunter-Fryingpan Wilderness in Pitkin County, kicking up the dust on a bumpy unpaved road. — Tiney Ricciardi, Denver Post, 30 July 2026

Word History

First Known Use

circa 1533, in the meaning defined above

Rhymes for unpaved

• autoclaved
• misbehaved
• behaved
• depraved
• engraved
• enslaved
• unsaved
• braved
• caved
• craved
• paved
• raved