Untouchable

//ʌnˈtʌtʃəbəl// adj, noun

adj, noun ·Moderate ·High school level

Definitions

Noun
  1. 1
    A criminal who is so well-connected that they cannot be harmed.
  2. 2
    belongs to lowest social and ritual class in India wordnet
  3. 3
    Synonym of outcast: a person excluded from society.
  4. 4
    A member of the lowest and most discriminated caste in traditional Indian society. India
  5. 5
    A law enforcement agent immune to intimidation, bribery, or seduction.
Adjective
  1. 1
    Not able to be touched.

    "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."

  2. 2
    Not able to be defeated or bested.

    "The Minnesota Vikings have been untouchable this year as they've won their sixth consecutive game."

Adjective
  1. 1
    not capable of being obtained wordnet
  2. 2
    (especially used in traditional Hindu belief of the lowest caste or castes) defiling wordnet
  3. 3
    forbidden to the touch wordnet
  4. 4
    impossible to assail wordnet
  5. 5
    beyond the reach of criticism or attack or impeachment wordnet

Synonyms

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Example

More examples

"Certain taboos, which had remained untouchable for so many years, have come to be broken."

Etymology

From un- + touchable.

Related phrases

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