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untouchable Definition

un·touch·able (un tuc̸hə bəl)

adjective

that cannot or should not be touched

noun

  1. an untouchable person or thing
  2. in India, any member of the lowest castes, whose touch was regarded as defiling to higher-caste Hindus: discrimination against these people (now called Scheduled Castes) was officially abolished in 1955

  • untouched
untouchable Related Forms
un′·touch·abil·ity noun
untouchable Synonyms

untouchable

modif.

untouchable Usage Examples

Adjective complement with noun phrase

  • make: It is an uncaring adult who fails to respond appropriately and society should be wary of making children untouchable.

Adjective modifier

  • former: The cultural assertiveness of many former untouchables or dalits provide an example of caste based cultural movements.

Modifying Another Word

  • almost: Cato was outstanding, and Tommy Sexton and Mark Selby were almost untouchable up front.
  • seemingly: With Kiyonari seemingly untouchable, the championship then headed to Mallory Park for round three.
  • previously: Since taking the team up to the Premiership as champions two years ago, the previously untouchable Ulsterman has seen his popularity erode gradually.
  • not: Lula's desire to increase agricultural exports led him to declare in July last year that, ' the Amazon is not untouchable ' .
  • virtually: He is virtually untouchable in his neighborhood because he walks with the gait of a legend.
  • essentially: The blogs admin appears to suspend student's blogs on some very shaky reasons, and they are essentially untouchable.

Used with adjective complement

  • remain: The band may have been through some changes but their song writing aptitude and catchy hooks remain untouchable.
  • become: Also, some can become untouchable in their own minds.
  • feel: Witnesses to convict them were, unsurprisingly, hard to find - and when one murder trial fell through, the twins felt untouchable.
  • appear: Despite the painful memories of his rule, he had appeared untouchable in Chile even for many years after democracy took over in 1990.
  • consider: The interrogation would have been a moment of truth in the case, a symbolic breakthrough after decades in which Pinochet was considered untouchable.

Modifies a noun

  • creature: But the untouchable creatures are hunting and killing humans.
  • sound: They had the untouchable sound, the look, the rhapsodic rhetoric, and the strangeness.
  • image: Quentin Tarantino will tackle the untouchable rock image of Jimi Hendrix.. .

Browse dictionary entries near untouchable

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  4. untiring
  5. untimely
  6. until
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  1. untouched
  2. untoward
  3. untracked
  4. untrained
  5. untrammeled
  6. untraveled
  7. untread
  8. untried
  9. untroubled
  10. untrue