UNDISCOVERED Synonyms: 29 Similar and Opposite Words

undiscovered

adjective

Definition of undiscovered

as in unexplored

not having been found or noticed; not discovered undiscovered territory The team of scientists searched the jungle for previously undiscovered species of insects.

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Recent Examples of undiscovered This raises questions about how populations became separated or whether undiscovered connections or dispersal routes exist. — Melissa Cristina Márquez, Forbes.com, 22 July 2026 The soundtrack featured a vinyl release as a companion, led by an undiscovered elder soul man Auerbach discovered named Robert Finley. — Lina Lecaro, SPIN, 22 July 2026 At several trade schools, administrators had criminal records that went undiscovered for years because VA and state agencies aren’t required to conduct background checks. — Andrew Ba Tran, Washington Post, 22 July 2026 Rubin will look for undiscovered asteroids (including potentially hazardous ones heading toward Earth), unimaginably powerful cosmic explosions, and clues about the shadowy dark energy and dark matter that shape the universe. — Clara Moskowitz, Scientific American, 1 July 2026 See All Example Sentences for undiscovered

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Experts say the outcome of the review seems preordained, although the matter is playing out in unexplored legal territory.

— Rosanna Xia, Los Angeles Times, 7 Aug. 2026
But the topic of location went largely unexplored at the meeting.

— Rachel Treisman, NPR, 6 Aug. 2026

Definition of unexplored

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The company first disclosed in July that during a cybersecurity exam, a combination of its AI agents with internal safeguards purposely lowered escaped their testing environment through a previously unknown bug.

— Hadas Gold, CNN Money, 18 Aug. 2026
Related Articles Attribution for the book had long been unknown until around two decades ago, when a connection was established with Rombout Uylenburgh, a Dutch painter who worked at the Polish royal court in Kraków, and his workshop.

— Andy Battaglia, ARTnews.com, 18 Aug. 2026

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