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untouchable vs castaway

castaway vs untouchable

untouchable and castaway both are nouns.

untouchable is an adjective but castaway is not an adjective.

Word NounAdjectiveVerbAdverb
untouchable Yes Yes No No
castaway Yes No No No
As nouns, castaway is a hypernym of untouchable; that is, castaway is a word with a broader meaning than untouchable:
  • untouchable: belongs to lowest social and ritual class in India
  • castaway: a person who is rejected (from society or home)
Other hypernyms of untouchable include Ishmael, outcast, pariah.
untouchable (noun) castaway (noun)
belongs to lowest social and ritual class in India a shipwrecked person
a person who is rejected (from society or home)
untouchable (adjective) castaway (adjective)
forbidden to the touch
impossible to assail
beyond the reach of criticism or attack or impeachment
not capable of being obtained
(especially used in traditional Hindu belief of the lowest caste or castes) defiling
Difference between untouchable and castaway

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