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as in inaccessible
hard or impossible to get to or get at
untouchable oil lying deep within the earth
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as in sacred
not to be violated, criticized, or tampered with
an untouchable target for criticism as far as the local newspaper was concerned
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Recent Examples of untouchable
Los Angeles Times, 10 Oct. 2019
Two hundred million of them are Dalit, or what used to be called untouchables.
—Isaac Chotiner, The New Yorker, 6 Oct. 2019
Max Tani, semafor.com, 8 Sep. 2025
Any stable resolution is likely years away, and as untouchable as the pro game may seem, there are versions of college football’s future that look particularly good for the NFL, and versions that look more threatening.
—Eben Novy-Williams, Sportico.com, 3 Sep. 2025
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Adjective
Apple TV+ has reportedly sunk at least $1 billion — and possibly $6 billion — into its original content, signing untouchables like Oprah Winfrey, Steven Spielberg and J.J. Abrams as production heavyweights.
—Los Angeles Times, 10 Oct. 2019
Two hundred million of them are Dalit, or what used to be called untouchables.
—Isaac Chotiner, The New Yorker, 6 Oct. 2019
Noun
Newsrooms — like many other companies, amid a tight labor market and booming economy — responded with intense sympathy for junior employees who felt mistreated by managers and bullied by untouchable stars.
—Max Tani, semafor.com, 8 Sep. 2025
Any stable resolution is likely years away, and as untouchable as the pro game may seem, there are versions of college football’s future that look particularly good for the NFL, and versions that look more threatening.
—Eben Novy-Williams, Sportico.com, 3 Sep. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for untouchable
Adjective
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At all three, visitors’ centers were closed, bathrooms were inaccessible and very few employees were visible.—
Brian Todd,
CNN Money,
4 Oct. 2025
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For decades, Hasumi’s writings have held a grail-like status among Western filmmakers and cinephiles but remained inaccessible in translation.—
Patrick Brzeski,
HollywoodReporter,
3 Oct. 2025
Adjective
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Through the artist’s brush, ordinary moments feel almost sacred.—
Okla Jones,
Essence,
10 Oct. 2025
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In the real world, this could look like strengthening a partnership through thoughtful gestures, receiving a windfall of support from family or finding joy in everyday rituals that suddenly feel sacred.—
Valerie Mesa,
PEOPLE,
8 Oct. 2025
Noun
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Without his mother’s overbearing glare, Ed becomes romantically involved with Adeline Watkins (Suzanna Son), an intriguing outcast in town, and begins indulging in a spree of gruesome crimes that would later shock the nation.—
Aramide Tinubu,
Variety,
3 Oct. 2025
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The 2000 coming-of-age comedy starred Patrick Fugit as a high school outcast in 1973 who gets chosen to write a Rolling Stone profile for an up-and-coming rock band called Stillwater.—
Emily Blackwood,
PEOPLE,
13 Sep. 2025
Adjective
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That was no longer an option, though, with others unavailable.—
Colton Pouncy,
New York Times,
7 Oct. 2025
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Totals were unavailable for this year, but the school only had 85 students in 2024.—
Arkansas Online,
Arkansas Online,
7 Oct. 2025
Adjective
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The tenth and final day of the High Holidays, Yom Kippur is the holiest Jewish holiday of the year.—
Janine Henni,
PEOPLE,
2 Oct. 2025
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The Manchester police were calling on people to stay inside and avoid the area, but that message was not reaching the community deep in prayer on this holiest of days.—
Ivana Kottasová,
CNN Money,
2 Oct. 2025
Noun
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Under Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, the world's only Jewish state is increasingly seen as an international pariah because of the scale of Palestinian deaths in Gaza.—
Romina Ruiz-Goiriena,
USA Today,
4 Oct. 2025
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Between the 1950s and 1990s, South Africa faced a strong boycott movement that, little by little, turned it into a pariah.—
Lauren Kent,
CNN Money,
28 Sep. 2025
Noun
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Meanwhile, in a remote leper village, a handsome stranger brings hope with miraculous cures until doubts grow about whether his help may come at a terrible cost.—
Liz Shackleton,
Deadline,
19 Sep. 2025
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Remember, the Lord Jesus did not fear lepers, and leprosy was (and continues to be) a highly contagious infectious disease.—
Beth Mole,
ArsTechnica,
15 Sep. 2025
Noun
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Hondo must bridge a generational divide, navigate clashing personalities, and turn a squad of outsiders into a team capable of protecting the city and saving the program.—
Lynette Rice,
Deadline,
9 Oct. 2025
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This aspect of campus life often sits badly with outsiders.—
Christopher L. Eisgruber,
Time,
9 Oct. 2025
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“Untouchable.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/untouchable. Accessed 11 Oct. 2025.
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