visiting unfrequented corners of the Great Barrier Reef
unfrequented in American English
(unˈfrikwəntɪd, -frɪˈkwen-)
adjective
not habitually visited, traveled, or occupied
an unfrequented side street
Word origin
[1580–90; un-1 + frequented]This word is first recorded in the period 1580–90. Other words that entered Englishat around the same time include: category, classical, filibuster, humanist, mandarinun- is a prefix meaning “not,” freely used as an English formative, giving negative oropposite force in adjectives and their derivative adverbs and nouns (unfair; unfairly; unfairness; unfelt; unseen; unfitting; unformed; unheard-of; un-get-at-able), and less freely used in certain other nouns (unrest; unemployment)
Examples of 'unfrequented' in a sentence
unfrequented
The reference library is quite unfrequented as a rule, like the mausoleum of a once-proud family that has died out.
Barnard, Robert THE DISPOSAL OF THE LIVING
Whinchats are found on moors, but they will also take up territories in unfrequented waste places.
Times, Sunday Times (2006)
They withdraw to some unfrequented place and it is unsafe for anyone but their keeper to go near.
Times, Sunday Times (2008)
In one bracken-covered valley in an unfrequented part of the park, the only tree was a solitary hawthorn.
Times, Sunday Times (2015)
It's a bit like knowing about a gorgeous unfrequented beach - you don't want everyone in on the action.
Times, Sunday Times (2013)
Synonyms of 'unfrequented'
isolated, deserted, lonely, remote
More Synonyms of unfrequented
(adjective)
The reference library is quite unfrequented as a rule.
Synonyms
isolated
Many of the refugee areas are in isolated areas.
deserted
a deserted town
lonely
dark, lonely streets
remote
a remote farm in the hills
solitary
a boy of eighteen in a solitary house in the Ohio countryside
uninhabited
an uninhabited island in the North Pacific
sequestered
off the beaten track
godforsaken
I don't want to stay in this God-forsaken country.
unvisited
Additional synonyms
in the sense of deserted
a deserted town
Synonyms
empty,
abandoned,
desolate,
neglected,
lonely,
vacant,
derelict,
bereft,
unoccupied,
godforsaken
in the sense of godforsaken
Definition
desolate or dreary
I don't want to stay in this God-forsaken country.
Synonyms
desolate,
abandoned,
deserted,
remote,
neglected,
lonely,
bleak,
gloomy,
backward,
dismal,
dreary,
forlorn,
wretched
in the sense of lonely
Definition
isolated and not much visited by people
dark, lonely streets
Synonyms
desolate,
deserted,
remote,
isolated,
solitary,
out-of-the-way,
secluded,
uninhabited,
sequestered,
off the beaten track (informal),
godforsaken,
unfrequented
Nearby words of
unfrequented
unfortunate
unfortunately
unfounded
unfrequented
unfriendly
unfruitful
unfurl
Synonyms of 'unfrequented'
unfrequented
Explore 'unfrequented' in the dictionary
Additional synonyms
in the sense of remote
Definition
far from civilization
a remote farm in the hills
Synonyms
distant,
far,
isolated,
lonely,
out-of-the-way,
far-off,
secluded,
inaccessible,
faraway,
outlying,
in the middle of nowhere,
off the beaten track,
backwoods,
godforsaken
in the sense of sequestered
Synonyms
secluded,
private,
retired,
quiet,
remote,
isolated,
lonely,
out-of-the-way,
cloistered,
unfrequented
in the sense of solitary
Definition
(of a place) without people
a boy of eighteen in a solitary house in the Ohio countryside