untouched
adjective
un·touched
ˌən-ˈtəcht 
1
: not subjected to touching : not handled
2
: not described or dealt with
3
a
: not tasted
b
: being in the first or a primeval state or condition
an untouched wilderness
4
: not influenced : unaffected
Examples of untouched in a Sentence
The piano was untouched for years.
The original agreement remains untouched.
He left his food untouched.
The artist's biographer left a few important events of his life untouched.
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The school garden, a beloved fixture at the school since the 1980s, was untouched and continues to be a special place where students can plant, tend and harvest fruits and vegetables.
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Carley Rojas Ávila, Forbes.com, 16 Sep. 2025
The school garden, a beloved fixture at the school since the 1980s, was untouched and continues to be a special place where students can plant, tend and harvest fruits and vegetables.
—Karen Billing, San Diego Union-Tribune, 16 Sep. 2025
However, Allan was adamant that the couple's emergency fund remain untouched.
—Tabitha Parent, PEOPLE, 16 Sep. 2025
Jennings and Jones read it the same way, allowing Jennings to coast into the end zone untouched.
—Matt Barrows, New York Times, 15 Sep. 2025
See All Example Sentences for untouched
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“Untouched.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/untouched. Accessed 18 Sep. 2025.
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untouched
adjective
un·touched
ˌən-ˈtəcht
1
: not touched or handled
2
: not described or dealt with
3
a
: not tasted
b
: being in the first state or condition
an untouched wilderness
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