as in pristine
not having been traveled over or through
to some it seemed plausible that in the relatively untraveled vastnesses of the Pacific Northwest a creature such as Sasquatch could lurk
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Recent Examples of untraveled
Opening up the process has raised questions about attributing asteroid names to students whose future is still an untraveled road, however.
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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
In the spring of 2020, when most performers were making peace with the lockdown and cancellation of concerts, Scott chose the road untraveled, gathering his fans on Fortnite, the online gaming universe.
—Washington Post, 14 Oct. 2021
In 1906, five years before Kandinsky claimed to be the world's first abstract painter, 44-year-old af Klint's Primordial Chaos series took painting into an untraveled realm light-years beyond the representational.
—Sheri Linden, The Hollywood Reporter, 17 Apr. 2020
Our efforts in treading untraveled paths have been filled with wonder and have been deeply enriching.
—Bitasta Das, Quartz India, 27 June 2019
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
In the spring of 2020, when most performers were making peace with the lockdown and cancellation of concerts, Scott chose the road untraveled, gathering his fans on Fortnite, the online gaming universe.
—Washington Post, 14 Oct. 2021
In 1906, five years before Kandinsky claimed to be the world's first abstract painter, 44-year-old af Klint's Primordial Chaos series took painting into an untraveled realm light-years beyond the representational.
—Sheri Linden, The Hollywood Reporter, 17 Apr. 2020
Our efforts in treading untraveled paths have been filled with wonder and have been deeply enriching.
—Bitasta Das, Quartz India, 27 June 2019
Recent Examples of Synonyms for untraveled
Adjective
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There’s plenty of cash available for pristine credits with credible AI narratives.—
Liz Hoffman,
semafor.com,
2 Mar. 2026
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Could this Texas team, which left Saturday’s 5-2 win having surrendered just 16 runs in 10 games, be the one to fill the gaping hole in Schlossnagle’s otherwise pristine coaching career?—
David Eckert,
Austin American Statesman,
1 Mar. 2026
Adjective
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The move to mirror the suffocation of fame and family name by making the show’s scope increasingly claustrophobic is not untrodden territory.—
Nicholas Quah,
Vulture,
12 Feb. 2026
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In spring the central walkway becomes a riot of flowering crab apples and bare shoulders (I had been told), but now the kiosks were shuttered, the trees skeletal, the paths plowed but untrodden.—
Julia Whelan Emma Kehlbeck Jeremy McLennan,
New York Times,
2 May 2025
Adjective
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Other neighborhoods remain mainly pathless, with some residents resistant to changing their community's streetscaping.—
Bridget Fogarty,
jsonline.com,
9 Apr. 2025
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There is a pleasure in the pathless woods.—
Leah Hall,
Country Living,
5 Jan. 2023
Adjective
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The annual winter holiday festival also features photos with Santa, the Brent Street Holiday Market, trackless train rides and more.—
Kirby Adams,
Louisville Courier Journal,
12 Dec. 2025
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Some believe that the name originated with Slavic soldiers who once attempted to march over the trackless range into Albania.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
22 Oct. 2025
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“Untraveled.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/untraveled. Accessed 3 Mar. 2026.
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