unpaved

Like country roads

Unpaved describes a road or surface without a hard covering like asphalt or concrete.

An unpaved road is typically dirt or gravel: The unpaved road turned to mud after the rain.

The word appears most often in contexts where pavement would be expected but is absent.

road

dirt

Loose dry earth

  • trackPath or monitored route
  • trailPath through wilderness
  • pathwayDesignated route for travel

lane · byway · backroad · firebreak · unsealed · unimproved · logging · cowpath · rutted · potholed

undeveloped

primitive

In earliest form

basic · simple · unmaintained · neglected · informal · temporary · makeshift · unfinished · original · untouched

terrain

earth

Soil or electrical grounding

  • soilGround matter for planting
  • wildernessUncultivated, uninhabited natural region
  • grasslandTreeless herb-covered ecosystem

savanna · outback · countryside · rural · natural · bare · exposed · raw · undeveloped · open

dusty

dust

Fine settled particles

  • gritDetermination or abrasive particles
  • powderFine dry particles
  • particlesMinute pieces of matter

plume · haze · visibility · sediment · loess · cloud · billowing · choking · dry · parched

Categories
Opposites
road surface treatment

unpavedpaved

Covered with hard surface

surfaced · sealed · tarred · asphalted · tarmacked

Phrases
Family

gravel, pavement, pave, paving, paved, pavements, paves, paver, pavers

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