unsurfaced

Lacking road covering

Unsurfaced describes a road or path without a paved or finished covering—left as bare earth, gravel, or natural ground: The unsurfaced track became impassable after heavy rain.

It can also describe anything lacking an applied surface layer: unsurfaced wood, unsurfaced concrete.

unpaved

gravel

Loose small rock fragments

uneven · dusty · bumpy · unsealed · rough · potholed · loose · rocky · washboard · unmaintained

hidden

concealed

Made invisible deliberately

undetected · latent · obscured · unearthed · submerged · suppressed · overlooked · unexamined · unexplored · dormant

Opposites
road/path surface treatment

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Came into view

paved · asphalted · tarmacked · metalled · sealed

emergence/visibility

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Came into view

emerged · appeared · come to light · revealed · risen

Family

surface, resurface, surfaced, surfacing, resurfaced, resurfacing, subsurface, undersurface, undersurfaces

Familiarity
Top 500,000
Profile
Used worldwide · Timeless · Concrete · Everyday, not technical · Rated G