What is another word for unimproved?

Pronunciation: [ˌʌnɪmpɹˈuːvd] (IPA)

The word "unimproved" refers to something that is in its natural state and has not been altered or developed. However, there are several synonyms for this word that can be used to describe the same concept. These include "primitive," "undeveloped," "unspoiled," "raw," "untouched," "unrefined," and "unmodified." Each of these words conveys the idea that something is in its natural or original state, without any modifications or enhancements. Whether describing an untouched wilderness area or an unaltered piece of land, these synonyms for unimproved can help to paint a vivid picture of the unmodified state of a place or object.

What are the hypernyms for Unimproved?

A hypernym is a word with a broad meaning that encompasses more specific words called hyponyms.

What are the opposite words for unimproved?

The word "unimproved" describes something that has not been developed, enhanced or upgraded in any way. Some antonyms of unimproved are developed, modernized, sophisticated, refined, advanced, improved, and upgraded. Developed refers to something that has reached an advanced stage of growth or progress. Modernized suggests something that has been updated to conform to current technology and standards. Sophisticated refers to something complex, intricate, and refined. Refined suggests a higher level of quality or culture than is customary. Advanced refers to something that has been upgraded or is at the cutting-edge of development, while improved implies something that has been made better or more efficient. Upgraded suggests something has been updated to a higher level of performance.

What are the antonyms for Unimproved?

Usage examples for Unimproved

The bird's-eye view obtained of the environs of the capital is unique, since in the immediate vicinity of the city lies the primeval forest, undisturbed and unimproved.
"Due North or Glimpses of Scandinavia and Russia"
Maturin M. Ballou
Those areas which appeared most untidy were found on unimproved thoroughfares, which Derr maintained had a depressing effect on the farm family.
"Frying Pan Farm"
Elizabeth Brown Pryor
Though it may be, Jo, that there is a history so interesting and affecting even to minds as near the brutes as thine, recording deeds done on this earth for common men, that if the Chadbands, removing their own persons from the light, would but show it thee in simple reverence, would but leave it unimproved, would but regard it as being eloquent enough without their modest aid-it might hold thee awake, and thou might learn from it yet!
"Dickens As an Educator"
James L. (James Laughlin) Hughes

Famous quotes with Unimproved

  • Bad seed is a robbery of the worst kind: for your pocket-book not only suffers by it, but your preparations are lost and a season passes away unimproved.
    George Washington
  • People are the common denominator of progress. So... no improvement is possible with unimproved people, and advance is certain when people are liberated and educated. It would be wrong to dismiss the importance of roads, railroads, power plants, mills, and the other familiar furniture of economic development.... But we are coming to realize... that there is a certain sterility in economic monuments that stand alone in a sea of illiteracy. Conquest of illiteracy comes first.
    John Kenneth Galbraith
  • We are living now, not in the delicious intoxication induced by the early successes of science, but in a rather grisly morning-after, when it has become apparent that what triumphant science has done hitherto is to improve the means for achieving unimproved or actually deteriorated ends.
    Aldous Huxley
  • There's a sense in which all taxes are antagonistic to free enterprise … and yet we need taxes.In my opinion the least bad tax is the property tax on the unimproved value of land, the Henry George argument of many, many years ago.
    Milton Friedman
  • Our inventions are wont to be pretty toys, which distract our attention from serious things. They are but improved means to an unimproved end
    Henry David Thoreau

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