untested

adjective

un·​test·​ed ˌən-ˈte-stəd 

: not put to a test : not proved by trial or experience

untested new drugs

an untested politician

Examples of untested in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web

This would mean an untested system would be used on election day. — Dana Taylor, USA Today, 11 Aug. 2026

Whether spatial reasoning through a screen exercises the same circuitry as real-life city navigation remains untested. — Hatim Sharif, The Conversation, 6 Aug. 2026

The 26 others were either untested, tested negative, or their tests were lost. — Theresa Gaffney, STAT, 5 Aug. 2026

Proceeds from asset sales should strengthen the balance sheet rather than finance another untested expansion. — Jim Osman, Forbes.com, 2 Aug. 2026

Word History

First Known Use

circa 1775, in the meaning defined above

Rhymes for untested

• arrested
• attested
• congested
• contested
• detested
• digested
• divested
• infested
• ingested
• invested
• molested
• pretested