UNTRAVERSED Synonyms: 19 Similar and Opposite Words

untraversed

adjective

ˌən-trə-ˈvərst

Definition of untraversed

as in pristine

not having been traveled over or through the documentary captures the mountainous wilderness in all of its untamed and untraversed glory

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But environmentalists say this pristine location has already been threatened by the arrival of bulldozers along the beach, presumably to begin work on the project.

— Martha Ross, Mercury News, 16 July 2026
Tucked in the mountains of North Georgia this pristine Rabun County lake, only two hours from Atlanta, is a favorite in the region.

— Cameron Beall, Southern Living, 16 July 2026

Definition of pristine

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

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

Definition of untraveled

Adjective

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

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