UNTREATED Synonyms: 25 Similar and Opposite Words

untreated

adjective

ˌən-ˈtrē-təd

Definition of untreated

as in crude

being such as found in nature and not altered by processing or refining untreated wool

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Recent Examples of untreated That irrigation water is untreated and nonpotable, intended for outdoor irrigation rather than drinking. — Idaho Statesman, 23 Aug. 2026 The consequences are visible in rates of suicide, substance use disorders, and untreated mental illness. — Rachel Docekal, STAT, 21 Aug. 2026 PennEnvironment says the Philadelphia Water Department dumps over 12 billion gallons of untreated sewage and stormwater a year into the Delaware and Schuylkill rivers and their tributaries. — Joe Brandt, CBS News, 17 Aug. 2026 The flesh-eating New World Screwworm is the parasitic larva that emerges from eggs laid by flies in the open wounds or body openings of warm-blooded animals and humans, with untreated cases potentially leading to severe injury or death. — Jeremy Hsu, ArsTechnica, 12 Aug. 2026 See All Example Sentences for untreated

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An unprocessed salt like Oryx Desert Salt retains the trace minerals that occur from its natural source.

— Connie Etemadi, USA Today, 14 Aug. 2026
Finally, Pure Audio Mode provides an unprocessed stereo output via independent left and right channels for anyone who needs full post-production control.

— Mark Sparrow, Forbes.com, 29 July 2026

Definition of unprocessed

Adjective

Let your confidence come through in choices that feel honest and natural.

— Tarot.com, Baltimore Sun, 7 Sep. 2026
After phasing it out in 2022, the brand brought back the original formula last year in response to fans who missed its weightless feel and natural-looking medium coverage.

— Christa Joanna Lee, Allure, 6 Sep. 2026

Definition of natural

Adjective

Strict regulations, punishing conditions This summer, more than three-quarters of France’s 80 producers of Salers cheese – a semi-hard, raw cow’s milk cheese – were brought to a standstill following a series of heat waves and accompanying drought.

— Vivian Song, CNN Money, 6 Sep. 2026
Emotions are what make college football great, but there is a fine line between showing raw emotions and letting emotions get the best of you.

— Mark Harris OutKick, FOXNews.com, 6 Sep. 2026

Definition of raw

Adjective

Adopting the vendor’s native agentic capabilities is highly likely to cost less than building bespoke agents.

— Rob Green, Forbes.com, 1 Sep. 2026
Mining the moribund annals of art history, the duo create tenderly wrought paintings and drawings that often revisit the aesthetics of the Hapsburg and Ottoman Empires, which overtook large swaths of the artists’ native Croatia for centuries.

— Alex Jovanovich, Artforum, 1 Sep. 2026

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