untouchables

Definition of untouchablesnext
plural of untouchable

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of Synonyms for untouchables
Noun
  • When snowboarding was first created, mountains banned snowboards from ski lifts because they were stigmatized by association with outcasts and misfits.
    Bailey Richards, PEOPLE, 5 Jan. 2026
  • Oak Lawn’s history of being a haven for the LGBTQ community dates back to the mid-1900s when LGBTQ people were outcasts — and considered criminals.
    Timia Cobb Breaking News Reporter, Dallas Morning News, 5 Jan. 2026
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
Noun
  • Traditionally, scientists and doctors who have questioned vaccine safety, and even the benefits of vaccines, have quickly become pariahs.
    Will Carless, USA Today, 20 Jan. 2026
  • Few if any of the originators attend now that the Santas are less social pariahs and law breakers and more fraternity brothers and junior bankers.
    Chuck Palahniuk, Vulture, 13 Nov. 2025
Noun
  • Tyler has similarly created content for likeminded outsiders, built audiences on independent platforms and played the long game rather than chasing quick wins, supercharging his efforts with the social media tools OutKast never had.
    Matt Craig, Forbes.com, 29 Jan. 2026
  • The show, clearly meant to be an appealing first exposure for K-pop outsiders, selects Top 40 hits from across the decades and pairs the original artists up with Korean idols, who transform them in ways meant to resemble the K-pop formula.
    Sheldon Pearce, NPR, 29 Jan. 2026
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“Untouchables.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/untouchables. Accessed 31 Jan. 2026.

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