1
as in uncontrolled
Related Words
Relevance
Dissimilar Words
2
as in untutored
Related Words
Dissimilar Words
Example Sentences
Examples are automatically compiled from online sources to
show current usage.
Read More
Opinions expressed in the examples do not represent those of Merriam-Webster or its editors.
Send us feedback.
Recent Examples of untrained
How many untrained teen-agers got asked to audition twice?
—
Jonathan Franzen, New Yorker, 1 June 2026
International cave-diving teams are navigating jagged, zero-visibility passages while weighing whether to guide the exhausted, untrained villagers underwater or wait for receding floodwaters, echoing dilemmas from Thailand’s 2018 cave rescue.
—Jintamas Saksornchai, Los Angeles Times, 29 May 2026
Yuen, cast as the untrained newcomer who upends the protagonist’s world, provides the catalyst that drives the film toward its conclusion.
—Naman Ramachandran, Variety, 28 May 2026
To the untrained eye, the Florida scrub ecosystem isn’t much to look at.
—Ryan St Laurent, The Conversation, 18 May 2026
See All Example Sentences for untrained
Jonathan Franzen, New Yorker, 1 June 2026
International cave-diving teams are navigating jagged, zero-visibility passages while weighing whether to guide the exhausted, untrained villagers underwater or wait for receding floodwaters, echoing dilemmas from Thailand’s 2018 cave rescue.
—Jintamas Saksornchai, Los Angeles Times, 29 May 2026
Yuen, cast as the untrained newcomer who upends the protagonist’s world, provides the catalyst that drives the film toward its conclusion.
—Naman Ramachandran, Variety, 28 May 2026
To the untrained eye, the Florida scrub ecosystem isn’t much to look at.
—Ryan St Laurent, The Conversation, 18 May 2026
See All Example Sentences for untrained
Recent Examples of Synonyms for untrained
Adjective
-
However, the majority of pancreatic cancers occur when genetic mutations trigger uncontrolled growth of cells in the pancreas, eventually forming tumors.—
Janet Loehrke,
USA Today,
8 June 2026
-
But over time, skipped doses can lead to uncontrolled blood pressure, which can damage your heart and blood vessels.—
Jessica Swirble,
Verywell Health,
8 June 2026
Adjective
-
No untutored voice, nor even sound of rushing car disturbed the seemingly sacred stillness of the hour.—
Erin Alberty,
Axios,
14 Apr. 2025
-
His savage, untutored mind suggested no better way than that of wreaking vengeance upon those who had wronged him.—
Liz Tracey,
JSTOR Daily,
21 Feb. 2025
Adjective
-
M-44s are designed to kill coyotes, foxes and feral dogs that sometimes prey on sheep and newborn cattle.—
Ted Williams,
Denver Post,
12 June 2026
-
Both are overpopulated with feral and stray animals due to this lack of population management.—
Letters to the Editor,
The Orlando Sentinel,
11 June 2026
Adjective
-
When Obama met Trump for a ritual pre-Inauguration visit to the Oval Office, he was struck by how unschooled and incurious the President-elect was.—
Peter Slevin,
New Yorker,
4 May 2026
-
Mata was also concerned about how the data failed to display how INA staff works with the lowest English proficiency students in the district — specifically those who are unschooled, and oftentimes refugees who have just entered the country.—
Fort Worth Star-Telegram,
Fort Worth Star-Telegram,
28 Apr. 2026
Adjective
-
But for lovers of remote places and untamed nature, the effort is well worth it.—
The Week UK,
TheWeek,
14 June 2026
-
Players can embark solo or in teams of four across Gielinor’s previously unexplored continent of Ashenfall, on a quest to discover why untamed, transformative magic spills across the fractured land.—
Matt Minton,
Variety,
11 June 2026
Adjective
-
But in other areas of the country, court systems are unprepared for diverse linguistic needs.—
Carol Rose Little,
The Conversation,
12 June 2026
-
In seeking to increase the number of students from certain racial groups, the current UC admissions policy is setting up unprepared students to fail, oftentimes while saddling them with many thousands of dollars in student loan debt.—
Adam B. Summers,
Oc Register,
11 June 2026
Adjective
-
Road accidents kill thousands in Bangladesh every year, due to a combination of poor road conditions, unskilled driving and inadequate oversight of traffic rules.—
Adam England,
PEOPLE,
25 May 2026
-
In an email to Krebs, Valadon claimed that the repo’s commit logs show that GitHub’s default protections against committing secrets—protections designed to protect unwitting or unskilled developers against exactly this kind of stupidness—had been disabled by the repo’s administrator.—
Lee Hutchinson,
ArsTechnica,
19 May 2026
Adjective
-
Still, with this inspirational true story, the streamer stands to reach a much wider public than Perry’s typical audience, reminding how much of American history remains untaught and largely untold.—
Peter Debruge,
Variety,
6 Dec. 2024
-
Until recent years, the story of how this period affected California’s Indigenous peoples had largely gone untaught or underrecognized.—
Anne Wallentine,
Smithsonian Magazine,
17 June 2024
Cite this Entry
“Untrained.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/untrained. Accessed 16 Jun. 2026.
Copy CitationLove words? Need even more definitions?
Merriam-Webster unabridged
