UNTOUCHABLE Synonyms: 66 Similar and Opposite Words

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adjective

ˌən-ˈtə-chə-bəl

Definition of untouchable

as in inaccessible

hard or impossible to get to or get at untouchable oil lying deep within the earth

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as in sacred

not to be violated, criticized, or tampered with an untouchable target for criticism as far as the local newspaper was concerned

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untouchable

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noun

as in outcast

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insider

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Recent Examples of untouchable

Adjective

When any one of those shifts, which AI is now accelerating for roles once considered untouchable, the exposure becomes visible all at once. — Srinivasulu Mupparaju, Forbes.com, 14 Sep. 2026 Four months ago, nearing the end of an impressive first campaign in England, Estevao was untouchable on the pitch, too. — Jack Lang, New York Times, 11 Sep. 2026

Noun

Two hundred million of them are Dalit, or what used to be called untouchables. — Isaac Chotiner, The New Yorker, 6 Oct. 2019 The relative increase in the Muslim population that the census had established, and the uncertain status of untouchables and tribal groups as Hindus for enumeration purposes made the definition of a Hindu all the more critical. — Vikram Sampath, Quartz India, 20 Aug. 2019 See All Example Sentences for untouchable

Recent Examples of Synonyms for untouchable

Adjective

As of Thursday, just 784,226 voters had registered to vote out of a potential electorate of more than six million, while 145 voting centers remain inaccessible, according to the electoral council’s website.

— Jacqueline Charles, Miami Herald, 9 Oct. 2026
The exchange removes some of the financial barriers for emerging filmmakers that would otherwise make international opportunities inaccessible — covering flights, accommodation and meals.

— Katherine Brodsky, Variety, 8 Oct. 2026

Definition of inaccessible

Adjective

Karen Huger is sober, Wendy Osefo is fighting to reclaim her reputation, Tia’s husband is cheating on her, and Ashley Darby remains committed to the sacred constitutional right to be in everybody’s business but her own.

— Shamira Ibrahim, Vulture, 12 Oct. 2026
My downtime is sacred territory, and the right tech turns it into a downright art form.

— Juhi Wadia, PC Magazine, 12 Oct. 2026

Definition of sacred

Noun

All the Little Houses is set in the wealthy enclave of Longview, Texas, where Charleigh Anderson has clawed her way from outcast to undisputed queen bee.

— Matt Grobar, Deadline, 9 Oct. 2026
Widow’s Bay co-stars Kate O’Flynn as Patricia Moyer, a social outcast who works as Tom’s assistant and is convinced no one likes her — in part because very few people do.

— Sean T. Collins, Vulture, 9 Oct. 2026

Definition of outcast

Adjective

Also unavailable for the Heat was guard Pelle Larsson, due to the illness that also had him out of Tuesday night’s intrasquad scrimmage.

— Ira Winderman, Sun Sentinel, 8 Oct. 2026
The Motion Picture, Television, and Entertainment Revitalization Act is designed to compete with roughly 65 countries that already offer incentives unavailable in this country.

— Julie Sharp, CBS News, 7 Oct. 2026

Definition of unavailable

Adjective

Groff’s writing is always transcendent, and her prose is especially on display in Matrix’s passages of holy visions, bodily lust, and political power.

— James Folta, Literary Hub, 5 Oct. 2026
Gifting the roses to holy shrines, images or basilicas separates them from any suggestion of political and religious alliance or favoritism.

— Joëlle Rollo-Koster, The Conversation, 5 Oct. 2026

Definition of holy

Noun

The best part of the movie is Murray Bartlett’s wise leper, a man who for the vast majority of his screen time is covered head to toe.

— Roxana Hadadi, Vulture, 26 June 2026
Robin also strikes up a friendship with a soulful, philosophical leper (Murray Bartlett, covered in wrappings from head to toe), who somehow recognizes his good qualities.

— Frank Scheck, HollywoodReporter, 11 June 2026

Definition of leper

Noun

Both questions surrounding special interests underscored the extent to which the pair has been entrenched in politics for decades, even as Jackson presents himself as the outsider taking on the ultimate insider.

— Ramsey Touchberry, The Washington Examiner, 9 Oct. 2026
The Interrogator centers on former MI6 agent Conrad Henry and his team of outsider geniuses, who are brought in to solve cases after conventional policing and security hasn’t worked.

— Jesse Whittock, Deadline, 8 Oct. 2026

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