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

The cost of untrained mental habits is clear: poor decisions, weakened relationships and cultures of anxiety. —Gamini Hewawasam, Forbes.com, 28 July 2025

These kinds of crimes are far too serious offenses to leave their detention decision up to the untrained and non-legal intake professionals within DJS. —Ivan J. Bates, Baltimore Sun, 30 June 2025

Current protein intake among American adults averages 1.25 g/kg for men and 1.09 g/kg for women, pretty close to the overall target of 1.2 g/kg for untrained people. —Alex Hutchinson, Outside Online, 25 May 2025

To the untrained eye, In-A-Tub seems like any other fast-food joint. —Kansas City Star, 18 July 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