unbuilt

Still not constructed

Unbuilt describes something that was planned or designed but never constructed: The architect's unbuilt projects filled three volumes.

It can also mean not yet built: The unbuilt lots sat empty for years.

The word appears most often in architecture and urban planning, where unbuilt designs sometimes gain influence despite—or because of—their unrealized status.

conceptual

blueprint

Detailed technical drawing

proposal · sketch · draft · rendering · model · schematic · plan · outline · mockup · prototype

potential

undeveloped

Not fully formed

incipient · embryonic · budding · fledgling · promising · prospective · future · awaiting · pending · forthcoming

land

lot

Large amount or portion

  • parcelWrapped item for shipping
  • plotStoryline or land parcel
  • siteDesignated location

tract · acreage · greenfield · vacant · empty · cleared · raw · undeveloped · zoned · surveyed

natural

pristine

Pure and untouched

unspoiled · preserved · undisturbed · wild · natural · uncleared · forested · rural · countryside · meadow

Categories
Opposites
construction status

unbuiltbuilt

Constructed or assembled

constructed · erected · standing · made · completed

project realization

unbuiltbuilt

Constructed or assembled

realized · constructed · executed · completed · actualized

Family

unbuild

Familiarity
Top 100,000
Profile
Known to kids · Used worldwide · Timeless · Everyday, not technical · Rated G