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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
Washington Post, 8 Jan. 2026
Back then, Young was likely viewed as virtually untouchable in trade talks.
—Bryan Toporek, Forbes.com, 7 Jan. 2026
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
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Adjective
In an administration that made government efficiency a hallmark of its first months, a program returning $9 for every dollar spent should be untouchable.
—Washington Post, 8 Jan. 2026
Back then, Young was likely viewed as virtually untouchable in trade talks.
—Bryan Toporek, Forbes.com, 7 Jan. 2026
Noun
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
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for untouchable
Adjective
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The kitchen’s handwash sink was completely inaccessible with multiple child car seats and miscellaneous household items stacked in front of it.—
Veronica Fernandez-Alvarado
Updated January 23,
Sacbee.com,
23 Jan. 2026
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Many studies are on hiatus, while data from a huge area is inaccessible or possibly not being collected.—
Lara Williams,
Twin Cities,
22 Jan. 2026
Adjective
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The light instrumentation creates space for Dave’s voice to reverberate across generations—kinship as a survival practice and a sacred obligation.—
Petala Ironcloud,
Pitchfork,
20 Jan. 2026
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Kirk’s allies quickly tried to tell a new story—one of Kirk as sacred martyr.—
Spencer Kornhaber,
The Atlantic,
20 Jan. 2026
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As previously revealed in Deadline’s 2026 Films to Light Up Festivals list, Chadian director Haroun’s new film follows a woman troubled by haunting visions whose friendship with a female outcast stirs up trouble in their village.—
Melanie Goodfellow,
Deadline,
20 Jan. 2026
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Colman plays as a fisherwoman, her village’s outcast, who asks a basketmaker to weave her a husband (Skarsgård).—
Mia Galuppo,
HollywoodReporter,
20 Jan. 2026
Adjective
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Citi Bike said starting at noon Sunday, all bikes will be temporarily locked and unavailable.—
Mark Prussin,
CBS News,
24 Jan. 2026
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And for 911 calls, mobile phones can connect to any available cell signal — so if a carrier’s tower is unavailable, phones will automatically hop onto another provider’s network.—
Phil Helsel,
NBC news,
23 Jan. 2026
Adjective
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Weeks later and about 90 blocks south, fellow Tony winner Matthew Broderick began playing the pious con man that causes holy hell in Lucas Hnath and Sarah Benson’s gender-bending revival.—
Karu F. Daniels,
New York Daily News,
22 Jan. 2026
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Some holy texts relocated to safety On the outside of the Beth Israel synagogue, which serves some 150 families, boards cover windows that stretch nearly from floor to ceiling, and soot stains concrete.—
Jason Carroll,
CNN Money,
18 Jan. 2026
Noun
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Together, the deals would have been unthinkable just a few years ago, when Cairo was part of the embargo of Qatar and the former Syrian regime was a pariah.—
Mohammed Sergie,
semafor.com,
7 Jan. 2026
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The Islamic Republic has made Iran a pariah and deprived its people — and for what?—
The Wall Street Journal,
Twin Cities,
6 Jan. 2026
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The palpable aversion to what has become the enterprise software leper colony doesn't help tech's case either.—
Jim Cramer,
CNBC,
18 Jan. 2026
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The song describes Ziggy as the confluence of the leper—the great biblical outcast—and the Messiah.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
15 Jan. 2026
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The real-life regulations on what color to paint your house, how short to cut your grass, and exactly where to put your garbage can on trash day make this suburb ripe for an outsider and her teenage daughter to come along and shake things up.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
21 Jan. 2026
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Jeremy Pope stars as a character named Jeremy, an outsider who’s searching for his purpose.—
Olivia Singh,
Forbes.com,
21 Jan. 2026
Cite this Entry
“Untouchable.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/untouchable. Accessed 29 Jan. 2026.
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