new ground
Unexplored terrain ahead
New ground is unfamiliar territory, whether literal or figurative.
A farmer clears new ground for planting.
More often the phrase describes unexplored areas of knowledge or endeavor: The research breaks new ground in cancer treatment.
To break new ground is to do something innovative or unprecedented—to venture where others haven't gone.
- unchartedNot yet documented
- uncharted territoryUnmapped, unexplored area
- pioneerEarly explorer or settler
- frontierEdge of settlement
- breakthroughSudden important advance
virgin · virgin territory · territory · unexplored · terra incognita · innovation · cutting edge · discovery · trailblazing · fresh · fresh start · blank slate · untrodden · venture · first steps · soil · breaking · cultivate
- Pioneerspioneer, pioneers, forerunner, trailblazer, innovator
- new experiencesnovelty, fresh start, virgin territory, uncharted waters, first time
- innovationinnovation, invention, innovative, innovate, breakthrough
- unknownsmystery, enigma, puzzle, riddle, uncertain
new groundbeaten path
Much-traveled route
common ground · status quo · tradition · routine · comfort zone
new groundretread
Refurbished tire or remake
rehash · regression · retreat · backtracking · stagnation
new, ground, newer, newest, newly, newness, renew, renewal, renewable