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

Putting untrained personnel at security checkpoints does not fill a gap. —Nathan Diller, USA Today, 25 Mar. 2026

Putting untrained personnel at security checkpoints does not fill a gap. —Clara McMichael, ABC News, 22 Mar. 2026

Bringing in untrained personnel could pose its own problems, Borek said. —Danya Gainor, CNN Money, 22 Mar. 2026

And while humans can often discern animal distress calls or differentiate dog barks, many animal noises may seem inconsequential to the untrained human ear. —Jackie Flynn Mogensen, Scientific American, 19 Mar. 2026

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