PATHLESS Synonyms: 19 Similar and Opposite Words

pathless

adjective

ˈpath-ləs

Definition of pathless

as in untrodden

not having been traveled over or through the team of scientists will use dogsleds to travel across the pathless Antarctic wilderness

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Recent Examples of pathless Other neighborhoods remain mainly pathless, with some residents resistant to changing their community's streetscaping. — Bridget Fogarty, jsonline.com, 9 Apr. 2025 Somewhere on the rugged, pathless hills of Big Bend National Park, under the sweltering Texas sun, a singular tree stands apart from the rest. — Adriana Pérez, Chicago Tribune, 13 July 2022

Recent Examples of Synonyms for pathless

Adjective

Pairing it with extra archipelago adventures and a trip to Bergen makes for a civilized adventure that still feels fresh and relatively untrodden.

— Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 23 Apr. 2026
For some, a day trip by minibus and camel is more than enough desert – but the true adventurer will want to seek out the untrodden sands of southern Algeria.

— Henry Haselock, TheWeek, 27 Feb. 2026

Definition of untrodden

Adjective

So the trackless trains make sense there, because their design also shows a longing for the past that is very modern, and takes on a modern form.

— Caitlín Doherty, Artforum, 1 Sep. 2026
This was to be a long one, into the trackless wilderness, as Cappie put it.

— Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 11 May 2026

Definition of trackless

Adjective

Opening up the process has raised questions about attributing asteroid names to students whose future is still an untraveled road, however.

— Elisabetta Povoledo, New York Times, 22 Mar. 2023
Furthermore, much of the Sino-Russian border is remote and untraveled, making arms transfers difficult to detect.

— Kyle Mizokami, Popular Mechanics, 23 Feb. 2023