untrained

Definition of untrainednext

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Recent Examples of untrained To the untrained mind, quantum technology can seem all fuzzy and weird. New Atlas, 4 Apr. 2026 Putting untrained personnel at security checkpoints does not fill a gap. Nathan Diller, USA Today, 25 Mar. 2026 Putting untrained personnel at security checkpoints does not fill a gap. Clara McMichael, ABC News, 22 Mar. 2026 Bringing in untrained personnel could pose its own problems, Borek said. Danya Gainor, CNN Money, 22 Mar. 2026 See All Example Sentences for untrained
Recent Examples of Synonyms for untrained
Adjective
  • Reduce blood pressure in people with uncontrolled but treated hypertension.
    Cathy Nelson, Verywell Health, 13 May 2026
  • But there is some concern about how the infection might manifest if contracted by someone with uncontrolled HIV or another condition that compromises the immune system.
    Helen Branswell, STAT, 11 May 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
  • Starring Gervais, Diane Morgan and Tom Basden, Alley Cats follows the trials and tribulations of a group of feral British cats from all walks of society.
    Max Goldbart, Deadline, 7 May 2026
  • Let women be monstrous, disgusting, angry, feral creatures!
    Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 4 May 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
  • There’s no single purpose to any event that gathers this many kinds of kinds in one untamed place.
    Guy Lodge, Variety, 10 May 2026
  • Assateague Island National Seashore Maryland Wind, waves, and wild horses—there's a lot for families to love at Assateague Island National Seashore, a long stretch of beach where untamed horses roam free.
    Dave Parfitt, USA Today, 9 May 2026
Adjective
  • Raman, who had endorsed Bass’ reelection before throwing her hat in at the last minute, came off as inexperienced, touchy and unprepared.
    Gustavo Arellano, Los Angeles Times, 7 May 2026
  • The United States has left itself unprepared for modern war.
    ABC News, ABC News, 6 May 2026
Adjective
  • With the revision, unskilled workers in Noida will now earn approximately $147 per month, while semi-skilled and skilled workers will also see proportional increases.
    Mayu Saini, Footwear News, 17 Apr. 2026
  • Women worked as domestics; men served as unskilled laborers, canal diggers and later as mill workers across the river.
    Paula Kane, The Conversation, 13 Mar. 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

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“Untrained.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/untrained. Accessed 16 May. 2026.

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