unworked
Still in nature
Unworked describes material that remains in its raw or natural state, not yet shaped or processed by labor or craft: unworked clay, unworked timber, an unworked block of marble.
Land that is unworked has not been cultivated or developed.
The word can also describe ideas or themes not yet explored: The manuscript contained several unworked passages.
Metal-bearing rock
- roughUneven in surface
- crudeUnpolished, raw state
- unprocessedNot yet treated
- unrefinedNot processed or polished
unshaped · uncut · unpolished · unhewn · unmilled · unformed · quarried · extracted
Unplanted field recovering
- untilledNot yet cultivated
- uncultivatedNot tended or planted
- virginOne sexually inexperienced
- wildNot domesticated or controlled
undeveloped · unused · idle · barren · neglected · overgrown · wasteland · prairie
Not yet utilized
- unrealizedNot made actual
- latentPresent but inactive
- dormantInactive but capable
- undevelopedNot fully formed
unharnessed · unexploited · raw · nascent · budding · embryonic · fledgling · incipient
ore
Metal-bearing rock
- roughUneven in surface
- crudeUnpolished, raw state
- unprocessedNot yet treated
unrefined · unshaped · uncut · unpolished · unhewn · unmilled · unformed · quarried · extracted · native
fallow
Unplanted field recovering
- untilledNot yet cultivated
- uncultivatedNot tended or planted
- virginOne sexually inexperienced
wild · undeveloped · unused · idle · barren · neglected · overgrown · wasteland · prairie · wilderness
untapped
Not yet utilized
- unrealizedNot made actual
- latentPresent but inactive
- dormantInactive but capable
undeveloped · unharnessed · unexploited · raw · nascent · budding · embryonic · fledgling · incipient · germinal
flint
Spark-producing sedimentary rock
arrowhead · scraper · adze · burin · chopper · core · knapping · lithic · neolithic · paleolithic
diamond
Crystallized carbon gemstone
opal · amethyst · topaz · garnet · turquoise · aquamarine · peridot · geode · crystal · quartz
unworkedworked
Performed labor or tasks
processed · cultivated · tilled · manufactured · labored