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unplumbed

adj · 3 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

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1

adj

Meaning 1

Not measured for depth, with or as if with a plumb.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Examples

  • The unplumbed depths of the sea will remain a mystery to land-bound humans.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

2

adj

Meaning 2

Not assayed or measured in any way.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: figuratively

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Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

3

adjective satellite

Meaning 3

situated at or extending to great depth; too deep to have been sounded or plumbed-Thomas Gray

Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0

Examples

  • the profound depths of the sea
  • the dark unfathomed caves of ocean
  • unplumbed depths of the sea
  • remote and unsounded caverns

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: profound, unfathomed, unsounded

Antonyms: none provided

History

Etymology

Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *né Proto-Indo-European *n̥- Proto-Germanic *un- Proto-West Germanic *un- Old English un- Middle English un- English un- English plumbed English unplumbed From un- + plumbed.