undiscovered
adjective
un·dis·cov·ered
ˌən-di-ˈskə-vərd 
: not found or found out : not discovered
an undiscovered island
as yet undiscovered talents
undiscovered motives
… detected the presence of a hitherto undiscovered element.—
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The body of a Pennsylvania man went undiscovered for more than a month after his SUV plunged off a bridge and sank in an icy lake, according to investigators in West Virginia.
—Mark Price, Miami Herald, 4 Mar. 2025
And yet, when the Four Seasons Nevis came on the scene in 1991, the island was relatively undiscovered by travelers.
—Laura Begley Bloom, AFAR Media, 27 Feb. 2025
Photograph: Courtesy of Gonzalo Alonso-Álvarez Dark matter is the term for the undiscovered 85 percent of matter in the universe.
—Jonathan O’Callaghan, WIRED, 1 Dec. 2024
Without proper structuring, brainstorms risk leaving quieter voices unheard and great ideas undiscovered.
—Nora Herting, Forbes, 19 Feb. 2025
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Mark Price, Miami Herald, 4 Mar. 2025
And yet, when the Four Seasons Nevis came on the scene in 1991, the island was relatively undiscovered by travelers.
—Laura Begley Bloom, AFAR Media, 27 Feb. 2025
Photograph: Courtesy of Gonzalo Alonso-Álvarez Dark matter is the term for the undiscovered 85 percent of matter in the universe.
—Jonathan O’Callaghan, WIRED, 1 Dec. 2024
Without proper structuring, brainstorms risk leaving quieter voices unheard and great ideas undiscovered.
—Nora Herting, Forbes, 19 Feb. 2025
See All Example Sentences for undiscovered
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“Undiscovered.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/undiscovered. Accessed 13 Mar. 2025.
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