uncharted territory
Land without maps
Uncharted territory is an area not yet mapped or explored—literally, land or sea that doesn't appear on charts.
The phrase appears far more often figuratively, describing any unfamiliar situation where there's no established guide: We're in uncharted territory with this new technology.
The implication is that you're navigating without precedent, making decisions without knowing what lies ahead.
Edge of settlement
- wildernessUncultivated, uninhabited natural region
- unmappedLacking cartographic representation
- undiscoveredNot yet found
- expeditionOrganized exploratory journey
exploration · pioneer · trailblazer · pathfinder · pioneering · virgin · pristine · remote
Something unexplained or unknown
- uncertaintyState of being unsure
- unknownsUndetermined quantities
- unfamiliarNot previously known
- unpredictableCannot be anticipated
unforeseeable · venture · risk · leap of faith · blind spot · unwritten · unprecedented · untested
frontier
Edge of settlement
- wildernessUncultivated, uninhabited natural region
- unmappedLacking cartographic representation
- undiscoveredNot yet found
expedition · exploration · pioneer · trailblazer · pathfinder · pioneering · virgin · pristine · remote · uninhabited
mystery
Something unexplained or unknown
- uncertaintyState of being unsure
- unknownsUndetermined quantities
- unfamiliarNot previously known
unpredictable · unforeseeable · venture · risk · leap of faith · blind spot · unwritten · unprecedented · untested · untried
- explorationexploration, explore, expedition, expeditions, voyage
- Adventuresadventure, expedition, exploration, exploring, journey
- clichescliche, platitude, bromide, tired phrase, worn phrase
- ExplorersColumbus, Christopher Columbus, Magellan, Cortez, Marco Polo
- unexplored placesdeep sea, unmapped, undiscovered, deep ocean, cave systems
- Frontiersfrontier, border, boundary, edge, borderland
uncharted territoryhome turf
One's established domain
comfort zone · beaten path · old hat · second nature · tried and true
uncharted territorysolid ground
Stable surface beneath
safe harbor · sure footing · established practice · safe bet · certainty
chart, territory, charted, uncharted, terrestrial, subterranean, territories, Mediterranean, extraterrestrial