Standard Lemma guide

untreated

adj · 4 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

Definitions and examples are grouped by meaning. Pronunciation, history, word forms, translations, descendants, synonyms, antonyms, derived terms, and related words appear whenever the source provides them.

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  • CMU ARPABET: AH0 N T R IY1 T IH0 D Digits mark lexical stress: 1 primary, 2 secondary, 0 unstressed.

1

adj

Meaning 1

Not treated.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: not-comparable

No example sentence was provided for this meaning.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

2

adjective

Meaning 2

not subjected to chemical or physical treatment

Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0

Examples

  • an untreated fabric

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: treated

3

adjective

Meaning 3

not given medical care or treatment

Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0

Examples

  • an untreated disease
  • the untreated wounded lay on makeshift cots

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: treated

4

adjective satellite

Meaning 4

(of a specimen for study under a microscope) not treated with a reagent or dye

Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0

No example sentence was provided for this meaning.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

History

Etymology

Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *né Proto-Indo-European *n̥- Proto-Germanic *un- Proto-West Germanic *un- Old English un- Middle English un- English un- English treated English untreated From un- + treated.

Across languages

Translations

12 source translations are retained for this English entry.

  • Czech: neléčený — not treated
  • Danish: ubehandlet — not treated
  • Dutch: onbehandeld — not treated
  • Finnish: hoitamaton — not treated
  • French: non traité — not treated
  • Italian: non trattato — not treated
  • Norwegian Bokmål: ubehandlet — not treated
  • Polish: nieleczony — not treated
  • Polish: nieoczyszczony — not treated
  • Polish: nieutwardzony — not treated
  • Portuguese: não tratado — not treated
  • Spanish: non tratado — not treated