untouchable
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7.1
- adjective
- /ʌnˈtʌtʃəbl/
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intocable
- Tenure systems make them somehow untouchable, and the title "doctor" is intimidating.
These are folks who seem untouchable and for most of their lives they have been.
- These are folks who seem untouchable and for most of their lives they have been.
- And this is the stuff that was deemed so untouchable, Glenn.
- So there are these huge names that seem to be untouchable.
- Once Caesar left on this campaign, he would be untouchable.
- But the idea that artists are infallible and moral, moral, morally sort of untouchable is insanity.
- With the military part, she was furious because the military is untouchable.
- I mean, she dominated Butterfly for years and set world records that at the time just seemed untouchable.
- But I think they felt they were untouchable, you know, because Russell was being encouraged to act this way.
- Zen Plus became a hey, AMD might actually be starting to gain some ground where Intel was untouchable.
- You know, like previously people who were famous or talented or competent or whatever, they felt like so untouchable.
- I don't get too deep into it, but Epstein was a billionaire, Playboy, untouchable aristocrat, friends with the most powerful people in the world.
- I'm unbreakable, not untouchable here mentally.
- But he's not that flamboyant, kinda feel untouchable.
- When need niggas get money they feel like they untouchable bro.
- And if it's also true that if P then Q, then since the cause of Q is untouchable, Q is itself untouchable.
- But for me, it brings deep emotional well-being like in in a way that's untouchable.
Examples
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Prosecutors' decisions about whom to prosecute and how to proceed at trial are virtually untouchable.
Academic text (2000) -
In fact, Shine was so toxic after leaving Fox News that he was considered untouchable by many other prospective employers.
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These are folks who seem untouchable and for most of their lives they have been.
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The worst thing that can happen is you let it build into this big untouchable thing.
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And I got caught up in it... and I thought I was untouchable.
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Mr. Rogers was, and still is, untouchable, and it's taken me a long time to understand why.
Blog text (11) -
Most teachers in this study discussed the pressures to teach to these two "untouchable" subject areas for the majority of the school day.
Academic text (2010) -
Alas, Lorna is largely untouchable for someone of my social standing.
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He does feel untouchable and indestructible and invincible in some ways.
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Many celebrities seem untouchable due to their massive fame and influence.
Synonyms
92
6.5
Too strong to be defeated
22
7.7
Not able to be harmed by attack or criticism
11
8.0
So strong that no one can attack, defeat, or prove it wrong
10
7.9
Too strong and well protected for anyone to capture or defeat
9
9.1
Cannot be taken away or given to another person
5
8.6
Too important or sacred to be broken
2
6.7
Impossible to deny or argue with
2
4.9
Too strong for anyone to beat
1
5.9
Impossible to disagree with because the facts are clear
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8.1
Completely free from blame so no one can criticize them
1
7.3
Very hard to defeat in a competition or argument
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6.1
So clear that no one can argue against it
Others cannot attack or harm it
No one can beat or prove it wrong
Cannot be defeated
Not able to be broken or damaged
Cannot be broken or disobeyed, for example rights and promises
Impossible to prove wrong
Free from fault and not open to criticism
Impossible to resist or argue against
Antonyms
How Immune
Surface Forms
Morphology
Etymology
Untouchable comes from the parts un- 'not', touch, and -able 'able', so it originally meant 'not able to be touched'. That's why we call a person untouchable when they seem impossible to criticize, attack, or harm — they are 'out of reach'.