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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
Ocean Vuong, New Yorker, 19 Apr. 2025
Gretzky still holds a few records widely regarded as untouchable — his ridiculous 1,963 career assists, for instance.
—Eduardo Tansley, New York Times, 13 Apr. 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
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Adjective
Much easier, surely, to turn away from familiarity (the untouchable clichés), as many artists have fruitfully done, but much harder to make the familiar so new it feels discovered.
—Ocean Vuong, New Yorker, 19 Apr. 2025
Gretzky still holds a few records widely regarded as untouchable — his ridiculous 1,963 career assists, for instance.
—Eduardo Tansley, New York Times, 13 Apr. 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
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for untouchable
Adjective
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Despite a multitude of new technologies, the industry continues to be largely inaccessible to the common investor and exceedingly complex to others.—
Logan Weaver,
Forbes.com,
16 May 2025
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One yearns for idiosyncrasy, a stroke of the unknowable, some transmission from a plane of inspiration inaccessible to ordinary mortals.—
Charles Bramesco,
IndieWire,
15 May 2025
Adjective
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While the team of researchers hailed the success of the telescope, the road to its construction was marked by years of protests against the placement of yet another massive device on what many native Hawaiians view as sacred land.—
Alana Wise,
NPR,
3 May 2025
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Similarly, the phases of the moon embody the sacred balance between light and dark, symbolizing the eternal cycle of creation and dissolution.—
Valerie Mesa,
People.com,
2 May 2025
Noun
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Wednesday is the most outcast of them all, heeding no rules but her own.—
Erik Kain,
Forbes.com,
14 May 2025
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Without possessing shiny superpowers, the outcasts that make up the Thunderbolts are forced to face their realities without the chasing fandoms and public support.—
Malik Peay,
Essence,
8 May 2025
Adjective
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The Chow Yun-fat starrer, which had long been unavailable due to rights issues, comes to the Croisette with new revelations about the technical challenges faced during its meticulous preservation.—
Naman Ramachandran,
Variety,
16 May 2025
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At present, details regarding the extent of land burned and the size of the crew executing the prescribed fire are unavailable.—
CA WILDFIRE BOT,
Sacbee.com,
15 May 2025
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Anyone in our era, that was a holy grail: to get to play college basketball.—
Charles Bethea,
New Yorker,
18 May 2025
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His many attempts to free himself from the holy seal placed upon the Devils becomes a running gag involving various unpleasant bodily functions.—
Erik Kain,
Forbes.com,
17 May 2025
Noun
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The Biden administration repeatedly used such votes to depict Russia as a pariah state.—
Dave Lawler,
Axios,
4 Mar. 2025
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The pariahs deemed monstrous, Ne Zha included, might have within them a more commendable moral compass.—
Carlos Aguilar,
Variety,
2 Mar. 2025
Noun
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That’s your idea of escaping a leper’s life?—
Lee Chang-dong,
The New Yorker,
22 Dec. 2024
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Not to die having lived my last days as a leper.—
Lee Chang-dong,
The New Yorker,
22 Dec. 2024
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These aren’t Silicon Valley outsiders guessing at what clinicians need.—
William Jones,
USA Today,
14 May 2025
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New York was and still is frequently enhanced by outsiders like Carter, and the U.S. is no different.—
John Tamny,
Forbes.com,
13 May 2025
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“Untouchable.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/untouchable. Accessed 21 May. 2025.
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