UNTOUCHABLES Synonyms: 11 Similar and Opposite Words

untouchables

noun

plural of untouchable

as in outcasts

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insiders

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Noun

Once a refuge for long-haired hippies, artists, and outcasts, the White Isle is now drenched in superclubs, each bigger, louder, and more theatrical than the next.

— Chloe Sachdev, Condé Nast Traveler, 19 Aug. 2026
Those accused became social outcasts, leading to eviction notices from landlords, pink slips, club membership revocation and divorces.

— Andrew J. Campa, Los Angeles Times, 15 Aug. 2026

Definition of outcasts

Noun

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
The town serves as the backdrop for what many surrounding the production consider the creative high point of the season — an episode 5 spaghetti western side mission that involves lepers, eye-gauging vultures, and a train pulled by zombies.

— Dalton Ross, EW.com, 26 Aug. 2025

Definition of lepers

Noun

Attorneys representing Warren Hudson, Jax Pitalo and Morgan Seymour say despite cooperating with investigators, their clients have effectively become pariahs in their hometown and have been subjected to death threats and defamation.

— Alisha Ebrahimji, CNN Money, 13 Aug. 2026
Not everyone treated the couple as pariahs, though.

— Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 16 June 2026

Definition of pariahs

Noun

These outsiders, like executives or academics from different fields, offer crucial external perspectives, unburdened by internal assumptions or politics.

— Benjamin Laker, Forbes.com, 23 Aug. 2026
That's not to say Isola will fall out of favor, but rather to emphasize that Kornheiser and Wilbon have already lasted longer than most outsiders expected.

— Bobby Burack OutKick, FOXNews.com, 20 Aug. 2026

Definition of outsiders

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