roadless
/'roudlis/
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Definition
- Adjective: Lacking roads; without constructed pathways or thoroughfares. It describes an area that is inaccessible by conventional road vehicles due to the absence of developed roads.
Usage
The adjective "roadless" is used to describe geographical areas, terrains, or regions. It is typically placed before a noun (attributive position) but can also follow a linking verb (predicative position). - Attributive: Describes the noun that follows. - The government aims to protect the roadless forest. - Predicative: Describes the subject of the sentence. - Much of the national park remains roadless.
Examples
- The expedition ventured into a roadless mountain region.
- Conservationists advocate for the preservation of roadless areas in the wilderness.
- The map showed large, roadless tracts of land in the northern territory.
- Access to the remote village is difficult because it is completely roadless.
Advanced Usage
- "roadless wilderness": A common collocation emphasizing a large, natural area untouched by road development.
- They hiked for days through the roadless wilderness.
- Used in formal, descriptive, or environmental contexts, such as in geographical surveys, conservation reports, and travel writing.
Variants and Related Words
- Trackless (adjective): Very similar in meaning, often used interchangeably with "roadless" to describe areas without paths or roads.
- a trackless desert
- Pathless (adjective): Lacking any visible path or trail.
- a pathless wood
- Unroaded (adjective): A less common synonym meaning not supplied with roads.
Synonyms
- Untracked
- Unpaved (specifically refers to a surface not covered with a hard, smooth layer, but may imply the existence of a route).
- Impassable (focuses on the inability to be traveled through, which can be a result of being roadless).
Antonyms
- Roaded
- Accessible
- Paved
- Developed
Adjective
- lacking pathways
- trackless wilderness
- roadless areas