untouched

adjective

un·​touched ˌən-ˈtəcht 

1

: not subjected to touching : not handled

The piano sat untouched for years.

2

: not described or dealt with

The biography leaves untouched a few important events.

3

a

: not tasted

left his food untouched

b

: being in the first or a primeval state or condition

an untouched wilderness

4

: not influenced : unaffected

was untouched [=unmoved] by their pleas for help

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.

Recent Examples on the Web

Another field relatively untouched by machine translation tools is literary translation. —Lianne Kolirin, CNN Money, 23 Jan. 2026

Barber chairs were pushed to the side and their corresponding stations had been left mostly untouched. —José Criales-Unzueta, Vanity Fair, 23 Jan. 2026

They were left untouched for between April and July of 2018. —Scott Travers, Forbes.com, 23 Jan. 2026

Leave the noise behind and find stillness amidst vast, untouched landscapes. —Condé Nast Traveler, 22 Jan. 2026

Word History

First Known Use

14th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1

Rhymes for untouched

• clutched
• touched
• retouched

Kids Definition

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