UNTOUCHED Synonyms: 53 Similar and Opposite Words

untouched

adjective

Definition of untouched

as in unaltered

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Recent Examples of untouched With the addition of Langley’s run, a mark that held untouched in the record books for 21 years has now been tied or passed five times in the past decade. — Andrew Unterberger, Billboard, 29 Sep. 2026 The lost fumble came first, when an untouched Maye lost grip of the ball while reaching back to pass late in the first quarter. — Los Angeles Times, 28 Sep. 2026 Without anyone to care for it, Splitlog Farm stood relatively untouched for years. — Kansas City Star, 28 Sep. 2026 Sitting on a flat route near the line of scrimmage, Zayas one-handed a Joseph pass and returned it 51 yards, untouched, to give Penn State a 10-0 lead early in the second. — CBS News, 27 Sep. 2026 See All Example Sentences for untouched

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These unaltered cosmic fingerprints let researchers map the temperatures, environmental conditions, and chemical reservoirs that produced organic matter billions of years ago.

— Mrigakshi Dixit, Interesting Engineering, 22 Sep. 2026
All the posts were anonymized to protect any personal information, although unaltered versions were stored on an external hard drive not connected to the cloud.

— Jennifer Ouellette, ArsTechnica, 24 Aug. 2026

Definition of unaltered

Adjective

That means the early universe wasn't as pure and unspoiled as previously believed, potentially impacting our theories of cosmic evolution.

— Robert Lea, Space.com, 25 Sep. 2026
Miami remains the perennial grande dame, while further north, in the Palm Beaches, travelers encounter charming vias tucked behind Worth Avenue and unspoiled wildlife havens.

— Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 23 Sep. 2026

Definition of unspoiled

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Even though Scottish Water already recycled uncontaminated sample bottles, the Generations technology offers a much better way to process large volumes of the waste.

— Georgina Jedikovska, Interesting Engineering, 20 Aug. 2026
The city's website also includes guidelines regarding the disposal of sandbags — only dry and uncontaminated bags should be reused, and those that have been exposed to floodwaters should be placed in residents' bulk trash piles for collection.

— Sarah Perkel, USA Today, 28 May 2026

Definition of uncontaminated

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In Lee Cronin’s The Mummy, evil is a native sickness that contaminates an otherwise perfect, unsullied child of empire.

— Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 15 Sep. 2026
But the prosecutor leading the case against the Tates, Rareș Stan, had an unsullied reputation.

— Heidi Blake, New Yorker, 8 June 2026

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