untouched
adjective
un·touched
ˌən-ˈtəcht 
1
: not subjected to touching : not handled
The piano sat untouched for years.
2
: not described or dealt with
The biography leaves untouched a few important events.
3
a
: not tasted
left his food untouched
b
: being in the first or a primeval state or condition
an untouched wilderness
4
: not influenced : unaffected
was untouched [=unmoved] by their pleas for help
Examples of untouched in a Sentence
The piano was untouched for years.
The original agreement remains untouched.
He left his food untouched.
The artist's biographer left a few important events of his life untouched.
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Leave it untouched for 6 to 8 hours.
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Tammie Souza, CBS News, 7 Feb. 2026
Dover has a way of sneaking up on future homebuyers with its picturesque winding country roads and the stretches of untouched land.
—Miriam Schwartz, Boston Herald, 6 Feb. 2026
Built in the 1870s by inventor William Stanley for his mother and sister, the nine-bedroom home, which remained mostly untouched for over a century, was the kind of house at risk of being turned into apartments.
—Keith Flanagan, Architectural Digest, 6 Feb. 2026
Avoid if the snow is discolored, including yellow or black snow compared to pristine, untouched white snow.
—Kate Perez, USA Today, 5 Feb. 2026
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Tammie Souza, CBS News, 7 Feb. 2026
Dover has a way of sneaking up on future homebuyers with its picturesque winding country roads and the stretches of untouched land.
—Miriam Schwartz, Boston Herald, 6 Feb. 2026
Built in the 1870s by inventor William Stanley for his mother and sister, the nine-bedroom home, which remained mostly untouched for over a century, was the kind of house at risk of being turned into apartments.
—Keith Flanagan, Architectural Digest, 6 Feb. 2026
Avoid if the snow is discolored, including yellow or black snow compared to pristine, untouched white snow.
—Kate Perez, USA Today, 5 Feb. 2026
See All Example Sentences for untouched
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“Untouched.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/untouched. Accessed 14 Feb. 2026.
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untouched
adjective
un·touched
ˌən-ˈtəcht
1
: not touched or handled
2
: not described or dealt with
3
a
: not tasted
b
: being in the first state or condition
an untouched wilderness
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