1
as in inaccessible
hard or impossible to get to or get at
untouchable oil lying deep within the earth
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2
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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Recent Examples of untouchable
Mary Frances Ruskell, CNN Money, 2 May 2025
That tells you just how sensitive investors are to one terrifying idea: Search is no longer untouchable.
—Trefis Team, Forbes.com, 8 May 2025
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
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Adjective
At school, my friends were right there in front of me but untouchable and unreachable.
—Mary Frances Ruskell, CNN Money, 2 May 2025
That tells you just how sensitive investors are to one terrifying idea: Search is no longer untouchable.
—Trefis Team, Forbes.com, 8 May 2025
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
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for untouchable
Adjective
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Smaller distilleries that previously found India commercially inaccessible may now consider gradual market entry, testing demand and building partnerships under more favorable conditions.—
Benjamin Laker,
Forbes.com,
25 May 2025
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The pin Sunday was in the largely inaccessible front right portion of the green.—
Mark Zeigler,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
19 May 2025
Adjective
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In today’s America, where so much energy is spent dividing us, Forever reminds us what actually holds us together: love, care, and the sacred duty of raising the next generation.—
Richard Fowler,
Forbes.com,
19 May 2025
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The woman of the house lights the Shabbat candles, ushering in the sacred day.—
Mark Gerson,
FOXNews.com,
17 May 2025
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His heroic journey from educational outcast to entrepreneurial icon left Rahal among a category of notable dyslexic entrepreneurs such as Richard Branson, Steve Jobs, and Shark Tank’s Barbara Corcoran (all of whom have publicly discussed their dyslexia).—
Megan Bruneau,
Forbes.com,
22 May 2025
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Sachiko is a glamorous, modern-minded social outcast, marginalized both for her rejection of Japanese patriarchy and the scars of her and Mariko’s radiation exposure following the 1945 Nagasaki bombings.—
Guy Lodge,
Variety,
21 May 2025
Adjective
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While patients do sometimes give away or sell extra pills, research consistently shows that illegally obtained pills are most commonly used for self-treatment – to control withdrawal and help quit opioids when treatment is unavailable.—
Lucinda Grande,
The Conversation,
27 May 2025
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The implication for executives is clear: when full control is unavailable, the strategic task is to locate leverage points where modest shifts can create meaningful results.—
Benjamin Laker,
Forbes.com,
25 May 2025
Adjective
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Anyone in our era, that was a holy grail: to get to play college basketball.—
Charles Bethea,
New Yorker,
18 May 2025
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So why, at the holiest moment of the week, do Jewish parents pass on a blessing from a grandfather to two otherwise obscure grandchildren? Because the Bible is revealing something profound about human flourishing.—
Mark Gerson,
FOXNews.com,
17 May 2025
Noun
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The Biden administration repeatedly used such votes to depict Russia as a pariah state.—
Dave Lawler,
Axios,
4 Mar. 2025
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The pariahs deemed monstrous, Ne Zha included, might have within them a more commendable moral compass.—
Carlos Aguilar,
Variety,
2 Mar. 2025
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But one thing’s for sure—there were some among them who chose to become lepers.—
Lee Chang-dong,
The New Yorker,
22 Dec. 2024
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Not to die having lived my last days as a leper.—
Lee Chang-dong,
The New Yorker,
22 Dec. 2024
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Youssef makes Jeff bro-ish enough to hang with this crowd but outsider enough to chafe at its hubris.—
Judy Berman,
Time,
23 May 2025
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Not because of the wildfire that scorched parts of the coast back in January, but because five months later, Pacific Coast Highway, Malibu’s main artery, is still effectively closed to outsiders, cutting off the bulk of tourist traffic that keeps the town’s businesses afloat.—
Benjamin Svetkey,
HollywoodReporter,
21 May 2025
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“Untouchable.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/untouchable. Accessed 2 Jun. 2025.
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