UNTILLABLE Synonyms: 55 Similar and Opposite Words

untillable

adjective

Definition of untillable

as in uncultivable

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Recent Examples of untillable The team meticulously marks, measures, and photographs each crater and depression, all the while brushing off questions from villagers befuddled by the interest in this barren, untillable plot of land. — Kathleen McLaughlin, Science | AAAS, 21 June 2017

Recent Examples of Synonyms for untillable

Adjective

There’s so much premeditation and passion into doing that, and to actually play that with no music and just the sound and the banality of a lifeless body being hit by some blunt instrument is very viscerally upsetting.

— Jackie Strause, HollywoodReporter, 23 Sep. 2026
The offense was lifeless, the stats were ugly, and NFL legends are running out of patience with the former golden boy.

— Alejandro Avila OutKick, FOXNews.com, 21 Sep. 2026

Definition of lifeless

Adjective

For example, the national median home price increased about 2% year-over-year as of August, suggesting that homes are becoming more expensive and seemingly at odds with reduced demand from buyers.

— Sasha Rogelberg, Fortune, 26 Sep. 2026
Zimbabwe is among several African nations resisting Washington’s push to replace broad health assistance with country-by-country agreements emphasizing domestic financing and reduced donor dependence.

— Farai Mutsaka, Los Angeles Times, 25 Sep. 2026

Definition of reduced

Adjective

Prosecutors allege De Anda housed hundreds of rescue animals in inhospitable conditions.

— Sandra McDonald, Los Angeles Times, 18 Sep. 2026
In the arid, inhospitable climate of western Iran’s Zagros Mountains, life has found a remarkable way to survive.

— Ashley Strickland, CNN Money, 11 Sep. 2026

Definition of inhospitable

Adjective

Kennedy’s new pyramid places meat, dairy, fruit, and vegetables at the top (most consumed), and tapers down through fruits and vegetables to whole grains.

— Ryan Coleman, Entertainment Weekly, 31 July 2026
In Stoddart’s estimation, the best way to freeze these semi-consumed cakes is in slices.

— Taylor Tobin, Southern Living, 2 Dec. 2025

Definition of consumed

Adjective

Kuminga then saw a combination of injuries and uneven performances lead to lessened playing time before eventually falling out of the rotation altogether.

— Joseph Dycus, Mercury News, 23 Jan. 2026
Mitigators work in the other direction, articulating a spectrum of factors that might support lessened punishment, such as the defendant having no prior criminal record, or acting under significant duress.

— Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 20 Jan. 2026

Definition of lessened

Adjective

Olivier tortured himself over her condition, remorseful and exhausted.

— Hadley Hall Meares, Vanity Fair, 21 Sep. 2026
Among the items are discarded personal protective equipment, thermal insulation, electrical cabling, structural steel, rebar, loose soil, building concrete, and exhausted ion-exchange resins taken from water filtration networks.

— Aman Tripathi, Interesting Engineering, 18 Sep. 2026

Definition of exhausted

Adjective

By 1877, the hope for Black equality met an enfeebled federal government that essentially permitted Jim Crow to run amok.

— Wesley Morris, New York Times, 9 June 2026
But given the island’s small size and enfeebled state, the risks seem much smaller than in Iran.

— Niall Stanage, The Hill, 20 May 2026

Definition of enfeebled

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