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

Enzo Maresca There’s a particular sort of person who tends to celebrate goals, wins, anything to do with sporting success really, not with obvious expressions of happiness, but with an intensity that might look like anger to the untrained eye. —Nick Miller, New York Times, 11 May 2025

To the untrained eye, torpedo bats don’t look all that different from standard bats. —Sarah Kuta, Smithsonian Magazine, 2 Apr. 2025

Bites from perch are very subtle, and difficult to feel in untrained hands. —Bob McNally, Outdoor Life, 13 Feb. 2025

To the untrained eye, glass skin and butter skin may not seem all that different; but there are a few key differentiating factors. —Jana Pollack, Parents, 24 Apr. 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