Synonyms of untouchable

Noun


1. untouchable, Harijan, outcast, castaway, pariah, Ishmael

usage: belongs to lowest social and ritual class in India

Adjective


1. untouchable, invulnerable (vs. vulnerable)

usage: beyond the reach of criticism or attack or impeachment; "for the first time criticism was directed at a hitherto untouchable target"- Newsweek

2. unassailable, untouchable, inviolable (vs. violable)

usage: impossible to assail

3. untouchable, impermissible (vs. permissible)

usage: forbidden to the touch; "in most museums such articles are untouchable"

4. untouchable, unclean (vs. clean), impure

usage: ( especially used in traditional Hindu belief of the lowest caste or castes) defiling

5. inaccessible, unobtainable, unprocurable, untouchable, unavailable (vs. available)

usage: not capable of being obtained; "a rare work, today almost inaccessible"; "timber is virtually unobtainable in the islands"; "untouchable resources buried deep within the earth"

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Definition and meaning of untouchable (Dictionary)