What is another word for unploughed?

Pronunciation: [ʌnplˈa͡ʊd] (IPA)

The word "unploughed" describes land that has not been broken up with a plough in preparation for planting crops. Some synonyms for this word include "unfurrowed," "untilled," "unbroken," "virgin," and "uncultivated." The term "unfurrowed" refers to land that has no visible grooves made by a plough. "Untilled" refers to land that has not been worked with a plough or other farming implements. "Unbroken" refers to land that has not been used for farming in any way. "Virgin" refers to land that has never been cultivated or farmed before, while "uncultivated" describes land that has not been used for growing crops or raising animals.

What are the hypernyms for Unploughed?

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

What are the opposite words for unploughed?

The term "unploughed" can have several antonyms depending on the context it is used in. In agriculture, the antonym for unploughed would be "ploughed" or "cultivated." The opposite of an unploughed field is a field that has been prepared for planting through tilling or ploughing. In construction, the antonym for unploughed would be "developed." An unploughed land refers to an undeveloped land that has not been altered by human construction. Similarly, in the context of ideas, the antonym for unploughed would be "explored" or "investigated." If a topic remains unploughed, it implies that there has been no research or exploration done on the subject.

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Usage examples for Unploughed

Though the Hill has lain unploughed and deserted since the curses of Christian priests fell upon it, on the calm air of summer evenings, at the twilight hour, wondrous music still sounds over its slopes, and at night long, weird processions of silent spirits march round its grass-grown raths and forts.
"The Fairy-Faith in Celtic Countries"
W. Y. Evans Wentz
But before any assault is made, the King has the traitors drawn by four horses through the valleys and over the hills and unploughed fields.
"Four Arthurian Romances "Erec et Enide", "Cliges", "Yvain", and "Lancelot""
Chretien DeTroyes
Property here is divided only by narrow ditches, serving at the same time for drains, or by ridges of unploughed ground, as in the common fields of England, which answer the purpose of foot-paths.
"Travels in China, Containing Descriptions, Observations, and Comparisons, Made and Collected in the Course of a Short Residence at the Imperial Palace of Yuen-Min-Yuen, and on a Subsequent Journey through the Country from Pekin to Canton"
John Barrow

Famous quotes with Unploughed

  • You are your own forerunner, and the towers you have builded are but the foundation of your giant-self. And that self too shall be a foundation.Always have we been our own forerunners, and always shall we be. And all that we have gathered and shall gather shall be but seeds for fields yet unploughed. We are the fields and the ploughmen, the gatherers and the gathered.
    Khalil Gibran

Related words: unploughed lands, unploughed fields, unploughed tract, unploughed ground

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