untouched

Examples

• All

• Up on the top, along the ridge, the land was still wild and untouched.

  Fiction book (2000)

• When she placed it in front of the girl, she saw the box remained untouched.

  Fiction book (1999)

• The room has remained untouched since Fester's disappearance as a teenager.

  Fiction book (1991)

• The varieties grown here are very old and pure, untouched by any hint of genetic modification.

  Fiction book (2002)

• Deep inside the ground, the minerals of Elba would remain what they were, pure, intact, untouched by measurable time.

  Fiction book (2002)

• The ancient forest remained untouched for centuries, preserving its unique ecosystem.

• The researchers found several untouched archaeological sites deep in the desert.

• They discovered an untouched section of the beach where no footprints had been left behind.

Synonyms

U

unchanged

vsuntouched

62 1.0

Still the same as before

focuses on absence of effect, change, or physical contact

U

undisturbed

vsuntouched

22 3.0

Not interrupted or bothered so things stay the same

stresses lack of any effect, change, use, or physical contact

U

unedited

vsuntouched

13 4.2

Not changed after it is made, like a photo or video

is more general, covering lack of any effect, change, or contact

U

unspoiled

vsuntouched

11 3.9

Not damaged or rotten and still in a fresh, natural state

is about not being affected or used and not having contact

U

unaltered

vsuntouched

5 3.7

Still in its original state and not changed

is about not being affected, changed, or used and not contacted

U

unprocessed

vsuntouched

5 3.4

Not changed from its natural form

covers that idea but also includes no contact or use at all

U

unmolested

vsuntouched

5 6.5

Left alone and not harmed or disturbed

adds that nothing has affected, changed, used, or physically contacted it

U

untainted

vsuntouched

4 5.6

Not harmed by bad things, especially in reputation

is broader, applying to physical lack of effect, change, or contact

U

unaffected

vsuntouched

3 3.9

Not changed or harmed by something and not showing strong feeling

is about not being affected or changed and also not contacted or used

U

unmodified

vsuntouched

2 3.8

Not changed from its original form

adds that nothing has affected, used, or come into contact with it

U

undefiled

vsuntouched

1 9.9

Not spoiled by dirt, harm, or bad things

is wider, meaning nothing has affected, changed, used, or contacted it

U

unmanipulated

vsuntouched

1 5.8

In its original state and not changed by people

highlights not being affected, changed, used, or physically contacted

U

uncorrupted

vsuntouched

1 5.7

Still in its original good condition

focuses instead on lacking any effect, change, use, or contact

U

untampered

vsuntouched

6.3

Not opened or changed from the original condition

is broader, stressing lack of effect, use, or contact rather than only interference

I

incorrupted

vsuntouched

• Literature

9.9

Not spoiled and still pure in body or mind

focuses more on absence of any effect, change, use, or contact

U

uncorrupt

vsuntouched

6.0

Not decayed or spoiled, kept in original condition

emphasizes lack of effect, change, or contact rather than preservation alone

U

unviolated

vsuntouched

6.5

Remains unharmed and in its original state

is more general, stressing no effect, change, use, or contact

U

untinted

vsuntouched

4.2

Free from personal feelings or strong opinions

is broader, meaning no effect, change, use, or physical contact occurred

Antonyms

T

touched

1.0

Handled before by someone so it is not completely new

A

affected

3.6

Changed because of something outside

U

used

1.0

Owned by someone else before

How Affected

ruined

1 3.1

damaged

1 1.1

altered

3.6

untouched

20 3.0

intact

304 3.7

Surface Forms

Morphology

Etymology