untested C1 Topic:Describing Qualities US /ənˈtɛstɪd/ See IPA manual Freq #35896 Meanings 1 adj not tried or tested by experience The team looked good in practice but was untested in competition. 2 adj not yet proved or subjected to testing This drug is untested but could prove promising. 3 adj Not previously tested. If the promising but untested treatment would replace EET, the head-to-head comparison would be similar to the "placebo-controlled" trials I've already described, but with EET in place of the placebo. Thesaurus Synonyms 1 adj · not tried or tested by... young 2 adj · not yet proved or subjected... untried 3 adj · not previously tested. untried Appears in Phrases (1) See all untested theory an explanation or idea that has not yet been checked against evidence Adjective + noun Etymology From un- + tested. Topics Describing Qualities Word Formation & Derivatives External links Google Images Cambridge Dictionary Wiktionary # untested **Type:** Word **Level:** C1 **Part of speech:** adj **IPA (US):** /ənˈtɛstɪd/ **Frequency rank:** 35896 ## Meanings 1. not tried or tested by experience 2. not yet proved or subjected to testing 3. Not previously tested. ## Examples - The team looked good in practice but was untested in competition. - This drug is untested but could prove promising. - If the promising but untested treatment would replace EET, the head-to-head comparison would be similar to the "placebo-controlled" trials I've already described, but with EET in place of the placebo. ## Etymology From un- + tested. ## Topics - Describing Qualities - Word Formation & Derivatives markdown