uncharted

Language: en

🇺🇸 /əˈntʃɑrtɪd/

📖 Definitions

  1. adjective
    Not mapped or surveyed; not recorded on a chart or map.; Unknown or unfamiliar; not previously explored, experienced, or documented.; Not planned or predetermined; lacking a set course or direction.; Not listed or recorded in a chart, table, or register.

🔗 Details

Word forms

Collocations

uncharted territoryuncharted watersuncharted courseuncharted regionuncharted area

Derivatives

chartchartedchartingcharter

Synonyms

unexploredunmappedunknownundiscoveredunfamiliar

Antonyms

chartedexploredmappedknown

Commonly confused

unchartered
EN: 'Uncharted' means not mapped or explored; 'unchartered' means not granted a charter (a legal document or authorization).

Spelling tips

EN: Do not confuse 'uncharted' (not mapped) with 'unchartered' (without a charter). The phrase 'uncharted territory' is correct; 'unchartered territory' is a common error.

💬 Examples

  1. The explorers ventured into uncharted territory deep in the jungle.

  2. The new technology took the company into uncharted waters.

  3. She embarked on an uncharted path through her career, taking unexpected opportunities as they arose.

  4. The species remained uncharted in any known biological database for decades.