untapped

adjective

un·​tapped ˌən-ˈtapt How to pronounce untapped (audio)
1
: not subjected to tapping
an untapped keg
2
: not drawn upon or utilized
as yet untapped markets

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Umanmielen, to me, has the greatest untapped potential on this team. — Scott Fowler, Charlotte Observer, 4 Aug. 2026 Kostoulas has untapped talent and potential, but is still raw and unproven at Premier League level. — Andy Naylor, New York Times, 4 Aug. 2026 Lin and his team have shown that environmental cleanup and resource recovery can go hand in hand, reframing industrial brine from a toxic burden into an untapped mineral reservoir. — Mrigakshi Dixit, Interesting Engineering, 3 Aug. 2026 KoBold Metals, which has raised $1 billion from investors including Andreessen Horowitz and Jeff Bezos, is using AI to discover untapped minerals in places like Zambia. — Margaux MacColl, Vanity Fair, 28 July 2026 See All Example Sentences for untapped

Word History

First Known Use

1779, in the meaning defined at sense 1

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The first known use of untapped was in 1779

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untapped

adjective
un·​tapped ˌən-ˈtapt How to pronounce untapped (audio)
1
: not tapped
an untapped keg
2
: not drawn upon or used
as yet untapped markets

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