untouched
adjective
un·touched
ˌən-ˈtəcht 
1
: not subjected to touching : not handled
2
: not described or dealt with
3
a
: not tasted
b
: being in the first or a primeval state or condition
an untouched wilderness
4
: not influenced : unaffected
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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The depths of the ocean where deep-sea mining would take place have been untouched for millennia.
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Justin Worland, Time, 5 June 2025
Within minutes, every house on our side of the street was reduced to ashes, while those across the street were left untouched.
—Robert Kaplan, Mercury News, 3 June 2025
The Supreme Court declined Tuesday to hear an Apache religious challenge to the construction of a massive copper mine on Oak Flat, a swath of untouched federal land in Arizona that tribe members consider sacred and irreplaceable.
—Kevin Rector, Los Angeles Times, 27 May 2025
Book a restorative getaway and soak in the ancient healing thermal waters at Terme di Saturnia, situated on more than 300 acres within Tuscany’s untouched Maremma region.
—Elycia Rubin, HollywoodReporter, 21 May 2025
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Justin Worland, Time, 5 June 2025
Within minutes, every house on our side of the street was reduced to ashes, while those across the street were left untouched.
—Robert Kaplan, Mercury News, 3 June 2025
The Supreme Court declined Tuesday to hear an Apache religious challenge to the construction of a massive copper mine on Oak Flat, a swath of untouched federal land in Arizona that tribe members consider sacred and irreplaceable.
—Kevin Rector, Los Angeles Times, 27 May 2025
Book a restorative getaway and soak in the ancient healing thermal waters at Terme di Saturnia, situated on more than 300 acres within Tuscany’s untouched Maremma region.
—Elycia Rubin, HollywoodReporter, 21 May 2025
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“Untouched.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/untouched. Accessed 10 Jun. 2025.
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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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