Untouchable
Definition, Meaning & Examples
Pronunciation /ʌnˈtʌtʃəbəl/ · Part of speech adjective
Quick meaning: Untouchable is an adjective meaning Not able to be touched.
Meaning
Not able to be touched.
More Meanings
- Not able to be defeated or bested.
- A criminal who is so well-connected that they cannot be harmed.
- Synonym of outcast: a person excluded from society.
- (India) A member of the lowest and most discriminated caste in traditional Indian society.
- A law enforcement agent immune to intimidation, bribery, or seduction.
Example Sentences
The Minnesota Vikings have been untouchable this year as they've won their sixth consecutive game.
Sunday’s election is the first to be held after youth-led mass protests in 2020 shocked the establishment by […] criticising an institution previously considered untouchable.
Word Forms
- untouchables
Synonyms for untouchable
Depending on context, synonyms include pariah, undesirable, outcast, inviolable, unassailable, inaccessible.
Related Words
Related dictionary entries include invulnerable, unobtainable, unprocurable, unassailable, inviolable, inaccessible.
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