Meanings
- not comparableThat has not been traversed; unexplored.
In front of us the untraversed plain shone white as a new-laid tablecloth and dazzling even through a pair of smelter’s glasses.
1933, Robert Byron, First Russia, Then Tibet, Part II, Chapter 81 more example
1798, George Vancouver, A Voyage of Discovery to the North Pacific Ocean, London: G.G. and J. Robinson, Volume I, Chapter II, p. 44, entry for 21 October, 1791, I was therefore compelled to relinquish, with great reluctance, the favorite project of further examining the coast of this unknown though interesting country; and, directing our route over an hitherto untraversed part of these seas, we proceeded without further delay towards the pacific ocean.
Synonyms & antonyms
adjectivenot traveled over or through
Synonym sets from Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.
Origin
- Proto-Indo-European*né
- Proto-Indo-European*n̥-
- Proto-Germanic*un-
- Proto-West Germanic*un-
- Old Englishun-
- Middle Englishun-
- Englishun-
- Englishtraversed
- Englishuntraversed
Cite this entry
untraversed. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/untraversed
“untraversed.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/untraversed. Accessed November 3, 2026.
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