1
: not subjected to tapping
an untapped keg
2
: not drawn upon or utilized
as yet untapped markets
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Caroline Price, Forbes.com, 7 Aug. 2025
There is a massive untapped market opportunity to invent and deliver the solutions women everywhere need.
—Anita Zaidi, Fortune, 4 Aug. 2025
Shelving racks add a staircase or series of platforms to stack spices in an otherwise tall, untapped cabinet space.
—Bestreviews, Mercury News, 29 July 2025
That’s partly why teams — not just the Jaguars — were salivating over Hunter’s untapped potential.
—Jeff Howe, New York Times, 24 July 2025
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“Untapped.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/untapped. Accessed 20 Aug. 2025.
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untapped
adjective
un·tapped
ˌən-ˈtapt 
1
: not tapped
an untapped keg
2
: not drawn upon or used
as yet untapped markets
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