Untouchable
adjective
Someone that cannot be touched or hurt.
As the CEO, he was untouchable, not having to answer to anyone.
Often appears as...
- an untouchable authority
- status is untouchable
noun
An individual considered to be at the bottom of the society, typically in India. No one wants to interact or touch them due to their low social standing.
Untouchables, or Dalits, are often discriminated in their communities.
Often appears as...
- dalit untouchables
- social untouchables
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Disapproving
adjective
Not able or allowed to be touched or changed.
His fund of savings is untouchable, set aside for emergencies
Often appears as...
- an untouchable subject
- quota is untouchable
adjective
Someone that cannot be touched or hurt.
As the CEO, he was untouchable, not having to answer to anyone.
Often appears as...
- an untouchable authority
- status is untouchable
noun
An individual considered to be at the bottom of the society, typically in India. No one wants to interact or touch them due to their low social standing.
Untouchables, or Dalits, are often discriminated in their communities.
Often appears as...
- dalit untouchables
- social untouchables
Usage tips
Disapproving
adjective
Not able or allowed to be touched or changed.
His fund of savings is untouchable, set aside for emergencies
Often appears as...
- an untouchable subject
- quota is untouchable
Definition 1 of 3
Pro Tip 1/3Power Dynamics
Used to describe a person with influence who's beyond criticism or punishment.
Despite the scandal, the politician remained untouchable.
Pro Tip 2/3Beyond Reach
Indicates someone who is not affected by rules or harms that affect others.
The celebrity lived an untouchable lifestyle, unaffected by everyday struggles.
Pro Tip 3/3Metaphoric Use
Though literally meaning cannot be touched, it's often used metaphorically regarding status or position.
As a top surgeon, her reputation is untouchable.
Pro Tip 1/3Power Dynamics
Used to describe a person with influence who's beyond criticism or punishment.
Despite the scandal, the politician remained untouchable.
Pro Tip 2/3Beyond Reach
Indicates someone who is not affected by rules or harms that affect others.
The celebrity lived an untouchable lifestyle, unaffected by everyday struggles.
Pro Tip 3/3Metaphoric Use
Though literally meaning cannot be touched, it's often used metaphorically regarding status or position.
As a top surgeon, her reputation is untouchable.
Pro Tip 1/3Power Dynamics
Used to describe a person with influence who's beyond criticism or punishment.
Despite the scandal, the politician remained untouchable.
Pro Tip 2/3Beyond Reach
Indicates someone who is not affected by rules or harms that affect others.
The celebrity lived an untouchable lifestyle, unaffected by everyday struggles.
Pro Tip 3/3Metaphoric Use
Though literally meaning cannot be touched, it's often used metaphorically regarding status or position.
As a top surgeon, her reputation is untouchable.
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Why should you read “The...
it continued to shape social life in India, routinely marginalizing people of lower castes. In the novel, Rahel and Estha have a close relationship with Velutha, a worker in their family’s pickle factory and member of the so-called “untouchable” caste.
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Ingrid Betancourt: What...
I thought I'd be able to withstand any temperature. I wanted to end corruption; I wanted to cut ties between politicians and drug traffickers. The first time I was elected, it was because I called out, by name, corrupt and untouchable politicians.
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Does money make you...
You're going to lose all your money soon. I'll buy it. I have so much money. I have so much money, it takes me forever. RP I'm going to buy out this whole board. RP You're going to run out of money soon. I'm pretty much untouchable at this point.
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The myth of Arachne -...
and black hair sprouted all over her body. The goddess left Arachne with a single spool of thread unfurling from her belly, a slim reminder of her human talent. For challenging the assumption that the gods were untouchable,
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How women in rural India...
She has taken a course in a business school, and she has become a veterinary doctor. She's Dalit; she comes from an untouchable caste, but she does artificial insemination in goats. It is a very male-dominated profession
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Kailash Satyarthi: How...
I went to some low-caste, so-called untouchable, people, tried to convince them, but it was unthinkable for them. They told me, "No, no. It's not possible. It never happened." I said, "Look at these leaders,
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Cremation PIPE National...
corpse is highly taboo it is a ritually polluting act those who work with the dead are considered unclean and therefore untouchable they are outcasts but the domes also play a pivotal role
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The art of asking PIPE...
I trust you this much. Should I? Show me. For most of human history, musicians, artists, they've been part of the community. Connectors and openers, not untouchable stars.
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How big is the ocean? -...
and forms of life on Earth. It is practically incomprehensible in scope. But it is not so big, so vast, so extraordinary as to be untouchable.
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Gang Warfare for the...
banded brothers are too late for the moment the ground crew are untouchable
Video examples
Why should you read “The...
it continued to shape social life in India, routinely marginalizing people of lower castes. In the novel, Rahel and Estha have a close relationship with Velutha, a worker in their family’s pickle factory and member of the so-called “untouchable” caste.
Video examples
Ingrid Betancourt: What...
I thought I'd be able to withstand any temperature. I wanted to end corruption; I wanted to cut ties between politicians and drug traffickers. The first time I was elected, it was because I called out, by name, corrupt and untouchable politicians.
Video examples
Does money make you...
You're going to lose all your money soon. I'll buy it. I have so much money. I have so much money, it takes me forever. RP I'm going to buy out this whole board. RP You're going to run out of money soon. I'm pretty much untouchable at this point.
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The myth of Arachne -...
and black hair sprouted all over her body. The goddess left Arachne with a single spool of thread unfurling from her belly, a slim reminder of her human talent. For challenging the assumption that the gods were untouchable,
Video examples
How women in rural India...
She has taken a course in a business school, and she has become a veterinary doctor. She's Dalit; she comes from an untouchable caste, but she does artificial insemination in goats. It is a very male-dominated profession
Video examples
Kailash Satyarthi: How...
I went to some low-caste, so-called untouchable, people, tried to convince them, but it was unthinkable for them. They told me, "No, no. It's not possible. It never happened." I said, "Look at these leaders,
Video examples
Cremation PIPE National...
corpse is highly taboo it is a ritually polluting act those who work with the dead are considered unclean and therefore untouchable they are outcasts but the domes also play a pivotal role
Video examples
The art of asking PIPE...
I trust you this much. Should I? Show me. For most of human history, musicians, artists, they've been part of the community. Connectors and openers, not untouchable stars.
Video examples
How big is the ocean? -...
and forms of life on Earth. It is practically incomprehensible in scope. But it is not so big, so vast, so extraordinary as to be untouchable.
Video examples
Gang Warfare for the...
banded brothers are too late for the moment the ground crew are untouchable
Example 1 of 10
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Shiva Ayyadurai
American Scientist
I'm a brown-skinned Indian immigrant, low-caste untouchable - I don't know how many labels you want to put on me - who's fought all his life.
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Lal Bahadur Shastri
Indian Leader
India will have to hang down her head in shame if even one person is left who is said in any way to be untouchable.
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Campbell Brown
American Journalist
There's no reason why anyone's job should become untouchable for the rest of their life.
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Cillian Murphy
Irish Actor
It's embarrassing sometimes, the way actors or musicians sometimes get made untouchable.
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Ryan Bader
American Mixed Martial Artist
Years and years ago, Jon Jones was untouchable. You couldn't win a round against him.
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Darryl Pinckney
American Novelist
Whatever was said about Ralph Ellison, 'Invisible Man' was considered untouchable.
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Neville
English Athlete
I've got nothing to prove. I've already proven to everybody that I'm untouchable.
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R. Buckminster Fuller
American Inventor
Ninety-nine percent of who you are is invisible and untouchable.
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Atal Bihari Vajpayee
Indian Statesman
No one can be considered untouchable on political grounds.
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Owen Farrell
English Athlete
I don't think anyone is untouchable.
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Shiva Ayyadurai
American Scientist
I'm a brown-skinned Indian immigrant, low-caste untouchable - I don't know how many labels you want to put on me - who's fought all his life.
Quote examples
Lal Bahadur Shastri
Indian Leader
India will have to hang down her head in shame if even one person is left who is said in any way to be untouchable.
Quote examples
Campbell Brown
American Journalist
There's no reason why anyone's job should become untouchable for the rest of their life.
Quote examples
Cillian Murphy
Irish Actor
It's embarrassing sometimes, the way actors or musicians sometimes get made untouchable.
Quote examples
Ryan Bader
American Mixed Martial Artist
Years and years ago, Jon Jones was untouchable. You couldn't win a round against him.
Quote examples
Darryl Pinckney
American Novelist
Whatever was said about Ralph Ellison, 'Invisible Man' was considered untouchable.
Quote examples
Neville
English Athlete
I've got nothing to prove. I've already proven to everybody that I'm untouchable.
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R. Buckminster Fuller
American Inventor
Ninety-nine percent of who you are is invisible and untouchable.
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Atal Bihari Vajpayee
Indian Statesman
No one can be considered untouchable on political grounds.
Quote examples
Owen Farrell
English Athlete
I don't think anyone is untouchable.
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