UNTRAINED Synonyms: 129 Similar and Opposite Words

untrained

adjective

Definition of untrained

as in uncontrolled

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as in untutored

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Recent Examples of untrained Thankfully, Joey King brings her A-game as Kylie, a young woman feeling a flood of emotions, amplified by untrained magical abilities, that her repressed mother hasn’t prepared her to handle. — Todd Gilchrist, Variety, 8 Sep. 2026 This is one reason untrained facilitators are genuinely dangerous. — Pardis Mahdavi, The Conversation, 8 Sep. 2026 To the untrained eye, the atmosphere felt more like a basketball game than a tennis match. — Max Gao, Vogue, 1 Sep. 2026 Even with my wildly untrained palate, the wine floored me—round and rich, full of berries, cherries, and maybe even chocolate. — Alexandra Emanuelli, Travel + Leisure, 29 Aug. 2026 See All Example Sentences for untrained

Recent Examples of Synonyms for untrained

Adjective

But, in terms of returning to the field in an uncontrolled environment, Dan Lanning mentioned that he can not be cleared by the Ducks medical team for a return to live action.

— Trey Wallace OutKick, FOXNews.com, 27 Oct. 2026
The American Society of Anesthesiologists notes that uncontrolled postoperative pain can contribute to immobility and shallow breathing, which may increase the risk for complications including blood clots and pneumonia.

— Emily Cegielski, Flow Space, 26 Oct. 2026

Definition of uncontrolled

Adjective

While uptight Elinor excels at hiding her feelings for the similarly taciturn Edward, Marianne goes wild (nearly feral, really) when new neighbor Willoughby saves her from physical injury (literally sweeping her off her feet and a wincing ankle).

— Kate Erbland, IndieWire, 14 Oct. 2026
The murder of the family is graphic enough, but what happens to Ethan and Ivy is far more perverse, especially when Ivy’s apparently dead body is defiled by one of the feral desert gang members.

— Damon Wise, Deadline, 12 Oct. 2026

Definition of feral

Adjective

Scholars hazarded theories as to how an unschooled middle-aged Black woman from the South could brush with genius.

— Doreen St. Félix, New Yorker, 5 Sep. 2026
Mata was also concerned about how the data failed to display how INA staff works with the lowest English proficiency students in the district — specifically those who are unschooled, and oftentimes refugees who have just entered the country.

— Fort Worth Star-Telegram, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 28 Apr. 2026

Definition of unschooled

Adjective

Russell doesn’t traffick in any of that, and screenwriter Christopher Logue refuses to pathologize the two, focusing instead on the untamed beauty of their relationship, which was romantic, familiar, treacherous, and pure.

— Juan A. Ramírez, Vulture, 20 Oct. 2026
For hair, expect that to play out through soft curls and untamed waves.

— Lindy Segal, Glamour, 19 Oct. 2026

Definition of untamed

Adjective

But Matthew Saul, founder and CEO of wealth advisory firm Saul Wealth, told Fortune families that worry their children are unprepared for large fortunes often have not given them enough opportunities to learn.

— Joshua Hong, Fortune, 25 Oct. 2026
Yandex has run drills for an accident that could incapacitate one of its six data centers, but it was caught unprepared when its three key facilities were hit over four days.

— ABC News, ABC News, 22 Oct. 2026

Definition of unprepared

Adjective

An unskilled crew can raise a structural shell in weeks instead of months, and the finished building resists fire, mold, and Category 5 hurricane winds.

— Joe Mullich, Time, 15 Oct. 2026
Persona did not see economic viability in the unskilled labor approach, Radford says.

— Evan Ackerman, IEEE Spectrum, 17 Aug. 2026

Definition of unskilled

Adjective

In the year 2024/25, nearly 10% of teaching hours in public secondary education went untaught, according to data from the education ministry.

— Will Barker, TheWeek, 5 Oct. 2026
By the early sixties, the romance of the untaught or naïve artist was really catching.

— Doreen St. Félix, New Yorker, 5 Sep. 2026

Definition of untaught

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