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

There were a lot of untrained voices. —Ryan Lattanzio, IndieWire, 10 Sep. 2025

Without corrections, the zoom shows complex mustache distortion at 20mm and significant pincushion distortion from 50-200mm, both extreme enough that even an untrained eye will notice. —PC Magazine, 9 Sep. 2025

Although diaphragms may look the same to the untrained eye, there are a few different types to choose from. —Bestreviews, Mercury News, 8 Sep. 2025

The dogs that do survive outdoors in Redland later reproduce, which means scores of loose, untrained, undomesticated dogs. —Amanda Rosa, Miami Herald, 8 Sep. 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