1
as in inaccessible
hard or impossible to get to or get at
untouchable oil lying deep within the earth
Synonyms & Similar Words
Relevance
Antonyms & Near Antonyms
2
as in sacred
not to be violated, criticized, or tampered with
an untouchable target for criticism as far as the local newspaper was concerned
Synonyms & Similar Words
Antonyms & Near Antonyms
Example Sentences
Examples are automatically compiled from online sources to
show current usage.
Read More
Opinions expressed in the examples do not represent those of Merriam-Webster or its editors.
Send us feedback.
Recent Examples of untouchable
Zak Doffman, Forbes.com, 26 May 2025
Because Scottie Scheffler was at the top of the leaderboard, looking untouchable.
—Jordan Kaye, Charlotte Observer, 18 May 2025
Isaac Chotiner, The New Yorker, 6 Oct. 2019
The relative increase in the Muslim population that the census had established, and the uncertain status of untouchables and tribal groups as Hindus for enumeration purposes made the definition of a Hindu all the more critical.
—Vikram Sampath, Quartz India, 20 Aug. 2019
See All Example Sentences for untouchable
Adjective
These Chinese OCGs see themselves as untouchable, beyond the reach of U.S. law enforcement.
—Zak Doffman, Forbes.com, 26 May 2025
Because Scottie Scheffler was at the top of the leaderboard, looking untouchable.
—Jordan Kaye, Charlotte Observer, 18 May 2025
Noun
Two hundred million of them are Dalit, or what used to be called untouchables.
—Isaac Chotiner, The New Yorker, 6 Oct. 2019
The relative increase in the Muslim population that the census had established, and the uncertain status of untouchables and tribal groups as Hindus for enumeration purposes made the definition of a Hindu all the more critical.
—Vikram Sampath, Quartz India, 20 Aug. 2019
See All Example Sentences for untouchable
Recent Examples of Synonyms for untouchable
Adjective
-
Iran's internet remains largely shut down, with government websites inaccessible for a fourth day.—
Amanda Castro
Peter Aitken,
MSNBC Newsweek,
20 June 2025
-
Areas of the fire are inaccessible by ground and some firefighters will be flown in by helicopters to continue to build on containment lines.—
CA WILDFIRE BOT,
Sacbee.com,
19 June 2025
Adjective
-
There is something sacred about arriving to love already whole.—
Maria Morava,
MSNBC Newsweek,
23 June 2025
-
Is my poetry equal to something so sacred and timeless?—
Literary Hub
June 23,
Literary Hub,
23 June 2025
Noun
-
After granting him and his fellow outcasts amnesty in 1859, Napoleon III lamented the great man’s decision to remain in exile.—
Graham Robb,
The Atlantic,
9 June 2025
-
Director Naoko Yamada and Kyoto Animation weave a beautifully intimate coming-of-age story of a young deaf girl and the sixth-grade bully who, years later, becomes a social outcast and tries to atone for his past cruelty.—
Rafael Motamayor,
Vulture,
4 June 2025
Adjective
-
And the reliable Sabrina Ionescu-Jones pick-and-roll tandem was unavailable following the injury.—
Fiifi Frimpong,
New York Daily News,
21 June 2025
-
The complainants allege that ONE violated the Shipping Act of 1984 by contracting a certain amount of cargo space, then informing QVC and Cornerstone that the space was unavailable.—
Meghan Hall,
Sourcing Journal,
20 June 2025
Adjective
-
Live television had long been a holy grail for inventors.—
Danny Robb,
JSTOR Daily,
23 June 2025
-
Work-life balance has become the holy grail of modern employment.—
Jason Ma,
Fortune,
22 June 2025
Noun
-
The Biden administration repeatedly used such votes to depict Russia as a pariah state.—
Dave Lawler,
Axios,
4 Mar. 2025
-
The pariahs deemed monstrous, Ne Zha included, might have within them a more commendable moral compass.—
Carlos Aguilar,
Variety,
2 Mar. 2025
Noun
-
Where we're not shunned as criminals or treated like lepers.—
Ryan Hampton,
Time,
28 May 2025
-
But one thing’s for sure—there were some among them who chose to become lepers.—
Lee Chang-dong,
The New Yorker,
22 Dec. 2024
Noun
-
Nor did Al Hilal’s vast transfer budget, underwritten by PIF, prove as much of a facilitator for logical deals in such a short transfer window as outsiders might have expected.—
Liam Twomey,
New York Times,
18 June 2025
-
Battle Cry Whatever the boardroom battle royale’s outcome, insiders and outsiders should watch the drivers of digital era dominance, danger or discord closely.—
Noah Barsky,
Forbes.com,
17 June 2025
Cite this Entry
“Untouchable.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/untouchable. Accessed 30 Jun. 2025.
Copy CitationLove words? Need even more definitions?
Merriam-Webster unabridged
Share