untouchable
Collocations
4ADJ.
considered, many
VERB + UNTOUCHABLE
hurt, makes, remained, sort
UNTOUCHABLE + NOUN
waitress, year
ADV.
domestically, previously
Definitions
adj
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.
Not able to be defeated or bested.
The Minnesota Vikings have been untouchable this year as they've won their sixth consecutive game.
noun
A criminal who is so well-connected that they cannot be harmed.
Synonym of outcast: a person excluded from society.
A member of the lowest and most discriminated caste in traditional Indian society.
A law enforcement agent immune to intimidation, bribery, or seduction.
Thesaurus
Synonyms
noun — belongs to lowest social and ritual class in India
adjective — not capable of being obtained
- inaccessible
- unobtainable
- unprocurable
adjective — impossible to assail
Antonyms
Idioms & Phrases
Example Bank
6Sunday’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.
WiktionaryThe Minnesota Vikings have been untouchable this year as they've won their sixth consecutive game.
WiktionaryCertain taboos, which had remained untouchable for so many years, have come to be broken.
Tatoeba · #3644959Tom is one of Tatoeba's sacred "icons". Therefore, he is untouchable.
Tatoeba · #5471345Nothing can hurt you. You're untouchable.
Tatoeba · #9159660The president is some sort of an untouchable figure domestically.
Tatoeba · #11886394