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Unexplored vs Underexplored - What's the difference?

unexplored | underexplored | Related terms |

Underexplored is a related term of unexplored.



As adjectives the difference between unexplored and underexplored

is that unexplored is which has not been explored while underexplored is not explored (either physically or intellectually) to the usual degree.

unexplored

English

Adjective

(en adjective)
  • which has not been explored

    • underexplored

    English

    Adjective

    (en adjective)
  • Not explored (either physically or intellectually) to the usual degree
    • This is an underexplored problem in ethics.
    The deep ocean floor remains underexplored .

    Antonyms

    *overexplored

    Related terms

    *explore *unexplored