unsounded meaning

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unsounded (adjective): situated at or extending to great depth; too deep to have been sounded or plumbed.

unsounded has 2 meanings in this dictionary.

unsounded as an adjective

  1. situated at or extending to great depth; too deep to have been sounded or plumbed
    • the profound depths of the sea
    • the dark unfathomed caves of ocean
    • unplumbed depths of the sea
    • remote and unsounded caverns

    Synonyms: profound, unfathomed, unplumbed

    Similar: deep

  2. not made to sound
    • the silent `h' at the beginning of `honor'
    • in French certain letters are often unsounded

    Synonyms: silent

    Similar: inaudible

Scrabble score: 11 (letter breakdown)

Word lists: words starting with UN · words ending in ED · 9-letter words

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