untouchable 1 of 2

adjective

ˌən-ˈtə-chə-bəl How to pronounce untouchable (audio)
Definition of untouchablenext
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as in inaccessible
hard or impossible to get to or get at untouchable oil lying deep within the earth

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2
as in sacred
not to be violated, criticized, or tampered with an untouchable target for criticism as far as the local newspaper was concerned

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untouchable

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noun

as in outcast

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Recent Examples of untouchable
Adjective
As Rachael Joo, an anthropologist of sport at Middlebury College, told me, Son is untouchable. — E. Tammy Kim, New Yorker, 24 June 2026 With a 143-point gap in the constructors’ standings to leaders Mercedes, the Silver Arrows currently look untouchable. — Madeline Coleman, New York Times, 1 July 2026
Noun
Apple TV+ has reportedly sunk at least $1 billion — and possibly $6 billion — into its original content, signing untouchables like Oprah Winfrey, Steven Spielberg and J.J. Abrams as production heavyweights. — Los Angeles Times, 10 Oct. 2019 Two hundred million of them are Dalit, or what used to be called untouchables. — Isaac Chotiner, The New Yorker, 6 Oct. 2019 See All Example Sentences for untouchable
Recent Examples of Synonyms for untouchable
  1. inaccessible
  2. sacred
  3. outcast
  4. unavailable
  5. holy
  6. pariah
  7. leper
  8. outsider
Adjective
  • Disabled people are disproportionately represented in detention, where inaccessible conditions, inadequate medical care, and systemic neglect put lives at risk.
    — Keely Cat-Wells, Forbes.com, 1 July 2026
  • Starting in 2028, every PlayStation game comes with an expiry date; as soon as the PS5’s digital store shuts down, a huge swath of games will simply become inaccessible.
    — Andrew Webster, The Verge, 1 July 2026
Definition of inaccessible
Adjective
  • His larger diagnosis is that the division machine has made every disagreement existential — and that once a political difference becomes sacred, people will rationalize almost anything to defeat the other side.
    — Afdhel Aziz, Forbes.com, 1 July 2026
  • But over time, and as reverence for the Revolutionary War generation grew, the political parties sought to prove themselves the truest guardians of the founding principles, transforming it from an argument for independence into a sacred document.
    — Theodore R. Johnson, Washington Post, 1 July 2026
Definition of sacred
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  • As a child, Aemond is rebellious, an outcast and does not get along well with Rhaenyra’s children, who are of a similar age.
    — Skyler Trepel, PEOPLE, 22 June 2026
  • Kim drops his cover and assembles a team of outcasts to pursue justice through brutal and calculated means.
    — Hannah Abraham, Forbes.com, 5 June 2026
Definition of outcast
Adjective
  • The Gaviota shutdown comes as other California rest areas are also temporarily unavailable.
    — Kelly McGreal, FOXNews.com, 5 July 2026
  • The Pride played without NWSL scoring leader Barba Banda (11 goals), who was unavailable because of a thigh injury.
    — Orlando Sentinel Staff, The Orlando Sentinel, 4 July 2026
Definition of unavailable
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  • There are flag sweaters and skate sneakers and prairie skirts; there are Cheyanne moccasins and Mennonite bonnets and the not-quite-holy Yankees baseball cap.
    — Faran Krentcil, InStyle, 1 July 2026
  • The devil invades a Georgetown home, and holy men have quite the job to do on a demonic little girl.
    — Brian Truitt, USA Today, 1 July 2026
Definition of holy
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  • Relatability is an overhyped virtue these days, but fans seem to see themselves in Patricia, whose teenage traumas have rendered her a social pariah desperate for connection.
    — Josef Adalian, Vulture, 29 June 2026
  • The other Founders had acolytes who promoted their legacy and preserved their records, but Wilson died a pariah, which kept him out of history books as the conventional narrative of the founding took shape.
    — Jesse Wegman, The Atlantic, 20 June 2026
Definition of pariah
Noun
  • The best part of the movie is Murray Bartlett’s wise leper, a man who for the vast majority of his screen time is covered head to toe.
    — Roxana Hadadi, Vulture, 26 June 2026
  • Robin also strikes up a friendship with a soulful, philosophical leper (Murray Bartlett, covered in wrappings from head to toe), who somehow recognizes his good qualities.
    — Frank Scheck, HollywoodReporter, 11 June 2026
Definition of leper
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  • Gendron said his ancestors were among the first outsiders to settle the island in the 1700s, when three brothers, fur traders all, left Canada and followed the Mississippi south.
    — Andrew Carter, Chicago Tribune, 5 July 2026
  • Like members of the Women’s Rights Convention, these outsiders often invoked the Declaration of Independence as a discursive weapon.
    — Brian DeLay, Mercury News, 4 July 2026
Definition of outsider

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