| ADJECTIVE | all | untouchable | beyond the reach of criticism or attack / attack / attack / attack or impeachment |
|---|---|---|---|
| all | untouchable, unassailable | impossible to assail | |
| all | untouchable | forbidden to the touch | |
| all | untouchable | (especially used in traditional Hindu belief of the lowest caste or castes) defiling | |
| all | untouchable, inaccessible, unobtainable, unprocurable | not capable of being obtained | |
| NOUN | person | untouchable, Harijan | belongs to lowest social and ritual class in India |
| Sounds | ahntah'chahbahl | |
|---|---|---|
| Rhymes | abdominal ... zoological: 2115 rhymes with ahl... | |
| Meaning | Beyond the reach of criticism or attack / attack / attack / attack or impeachment. | |
|---|---|---|
| Example | "for the first time criticism was directed at a hitherto untouchable target"- Newsweek | |
| Broader | invulnerable | immune to attack / attack |
| Spanish | intocable | |
| Meaning | impossible to assail. | |
|---|---|---|
| Synonym | unassailable | |
| Broader | inviolable | Incapable of being transgressed or dishonored |
| Spanish | inatacable, intocable | |
| Meaning | forbidden to the touch. | |
|---|---|---|
| Example | "in most museums such articles are untouchable" | |
| Broader | impermissible | not permitted |
| Meaning | (especially used in traditional Hindu belief of the lowest caste or castes) defiling. | |
|---|---|---|
| Broader | unclean, impure | Having a physical or moral blemish so as to make impure according to dietary or ceremonial laws |
| Spanish | intocable | |
| Catalan | intocable | |
| Nouns | untouchable | belongs to lowest social and ritual class in India |
| Meaning | not capable of being obtained. | |
|---|---|---|
| Example | "untouchable resources buried deep within the earth" | |
| Synonyms | inaccessible, unobtainable, unprocurable | |
| Broader | unavailable | not available or accessible or at hand |
| Spanish | inaccesible, inalcanzable, inasequible | |
| Catalan | inabastable, inaccessible, inassolible | |
| Meaning | Belongs to lowest social and ritual class in India. | |
|---|---|---|
| Synonym | Harijan | |
| Broader | outcast, castaway, pariah, Ishmael | A person who is rejected (from society or home / home / home) |
| Spanish | harijan, intocable | |
| Catalan | intocable | |
| Adjectives | untouchable | (especially used in traditional Hindu belief of the lowest caste or castes) defiling |
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