untrained

adjective

un·​trained ˌən-ˈtrānd 

1

: not trained: such as

a

: not made adept or expert by instruction or experience

an untrained journalist

untrained in the use of firearms

b

: not taught by discipline to conform to certain behaviors

an untrained dog

2

: not based on training or knowledge : inexpert

an untrained diagnosis

To the untrained eye, many wetlands can be deceiving, particularly during drier times of year.

—Kathleen Rude

Examples of untrained in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web

If these people are untrained or unsupported, your message to the rest of your employees won’t land properly. —Eugenia Mykuliak, Forbes.com, 29 Aug. 2025

Meanwhile, a young woman’s mental illness, which looks to the untrained eye a lot like schizophrenia, is even less chucklesome. —Leslie Felperin, HollywoodReporter, 28 Aug. 2025

Planets look like bright stars to the untrained eye, so don't be fooled by AI or influencers. —Julia Gomez, USA Today, 20 Aug. 2025

To an untrained eye, Taylor Swift just talked for 2 hours on her boyfriend, Travis Kelce’s, podcast New Heights and announced her new album The Life of a Showgirl. —Alejandra Gularte, Vulture, 16 Aug. 2025

Word History

First Known Use

1548, in the meaning defined at sense 1

Rhymes for untrained

• appertained
• ascertained
• entertained
• overstrained
• preordained
• unconstrained
• unexplained
• unrestrained
• abstained
• arraigned
• attained
• bloodstained