untried
Not yet tested
Untried means not yet tested or attempted.
An untried method lacks a track record.
An untried player hasn't proven themselves in competition.
The technology remains untried in real-world conditions.
In legal contexts, untried refers to a defendant who hasn't yet faced trial: He sat in jail for months, untried and unconvicted.
Inexperienced newcomer to field
- beginnerOne who lacks experience
- rookieInexperienced newcomer
- greenhornInexperienced, gullible newcomer
- neophyteInexperienced beginner
fledgling · amateur · untrained · raw · green · unproven · unseasoned · uninitiated
Not yet established
- experimentalTesting new methods
- unverifiedNot yet proven true
- uncheckedNot controlled or limited
- unexaminedNot yet scrutinized
pilot · prototype · preliminary · exploratory · provisional · hypothetical · speculative · conjectural
Present but inactive
- dormantInactive but capable
- unrealizedNot made actual
- untappedNot yet utilized
- undiscoveredNot yet found
promising · budding · emerging · undeveloped · raw · unformed · incipient · prospective
Not firmly known
- unpredictableCannot be anticipated
- unknownNot yet discovered
- chancyInvolving uncertain outcome
- speculativeBased on conjecture
gamble · venture · questionable · doubtful · precarious · iffy · dicey · uncharted
novice
Inexperienced newcomer to field
- beginnerOne who lacks experience
- rookieInexperienced newcomer
- greenhornInexperienced, gullible newcomer
neophyte · fledgling · amateur · untrained · raw · green · unproven · unseasoned · uninitiated · unpracticed
unproven
Not yet established
- experimentalTesting new methods
- unverifiedNot yet proven true
- uncheckedNot controlled or limited
unexamined · pilot · prototype · preliminary · exploratory · provisional · hypothetical · speculative · conjectural · theoretical
latent
Present but inactive
- dormantInactive but capable
- unrealizedNot made actual
- untappedNot yet utilized
undiscovered · promising · budding · emerging · undeveloped · raw · unformed · incipient · prospective · possible
uncertain
Not firmly known
- unpredictableCannot be anticipated
- unknownNot yet discovered
- chancyInvolving uncertain outcome
speculative · gamble · venture · questionable · doubtful · precarious · iffy · dicey · uncharted · leap of faith
unheard
Not perceived aurally
arraigned · indicted · charged · docket · adjudication · prosecution · court · case · hearing · judgment
- newnew, fresh, newest, brand-new, newly
- novicesnovice, beginner, rookie, newbie, greenhorn
- descriptorsnew, novel, original, innovative, modern
- Unprovenunproven, unverified, unconfirmed, unvalidated, unexamined
- youthfulyoung, youthful, juvenile, teenage, adolescent
- immaturityimmature, childish, juvenile, infantile, puerile
untriedexperienced
Having practical knowledge gained
seasoned · veteran · established · tried-and-true · well-versed
trial, trying, tried, tryout, retrial, retrying, retried, retries