unteachable

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adjective

Not teachable.

OriginEnglish teachable ← Middle English un- ← Old English un- →
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Meanings

adjectiveunteachable (comparative more unteachable, superlative most unteachable)

comparative more unteachable · superlative most unteachable

  1. Not teachable.
noununteachable (plural unteachables)

plural unteachables

  1. Someone who cannot be taught.

Synonyms & antonyms

Also see
uneducable

Origin

  1. Proto-Indo-European*né
  2. Proto-Indo-European*n̥-
  3. Proto-Germanic*un-
  4. Proto-West Germanic*un-
  5. Old Englishun-
  6. Middle Englishun-
  7. Englishun-
  8. Englishteachable
  9. Englishunteachable

From un- + teachable.

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Translations

German unbelehrbar
  • unbelehrbarSomeone who cannot be taught

Rhymes & wordplay

Anagrams

uncheatable
Cite this entry
APA

unteachable. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/unteachable

MLA

“unteachable.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/unteachable. Accessed November 2, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “unteachable,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/unteachable.

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