untrained
adjective
un·trained
ˌən-ˈtrānd 
1
: not trained: such as
a
: not made adept or expert by instruction or experience
an untrained journalist
untrained in the use of firearms
b
: not taught by discipline to conform to certain behaviors
an untrained dog
2
: not based on training or knowledge : inexpert
an untrained diagnosis
To the untrained eye, many wetlands can be deceiving, particularly during drier times of year.—
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The sophisticated fraud techniques emerging today are virtually undetectable to the untrained eye, or ear.
—Kurt Knutsson, Cyberguy Report, FOXNews.com, 29 Mar. 2025
In Psychology found in an experiment that the majority of stray, untrained dogs recruited for the research still responded to human cues and gestures.
—Russel Honoré, Newsweek, 5 Mar. 2025
Bureau staff spot tricks and traps that are invisible to the untrained eye.
—Mike Calhoun, Sun Sentinel, 20 Mar. 2025
Listen to this article To the untrained eye, San Diego FC’s new secondary jerseys look white.
—Ryan Finley, San Diego Union-Tribune, 14 Feb. 2025
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Kurt Knutsson, Cyberguy Report, FOXNews.com, 29 Mar. 2025
In Psychology found in an experiment that the majority of stray, untrained dogs recruited for the research still responded to human cues and gestures.
—Russel Honoré, Newsweek, 5 Mar. 2025
Bureau staff spot tricks and traps that are invisible to the untrained eye.
—Mike Calhoun, Sun Sentinel, 20 Mar. 2025
Listen to this article To the untrained eye, San Diego FC’s new secondary jerseys look white.
—Ryan Finley, San Diego Union-Tribune, 14 Feb. 2025
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“Untrained.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/untrained. Accessed 7 Apr. 2025.
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