casteless
Lacking social stratum
Casteless describes someone or something outside or exempt from a caste system—the rigid social hierarchy traditionally found in South Asian societies.
A casteless person lacks caste identity, whether by circumstance, rejection, or deliberate renunciation: He lived as a casteless wanderer, accepted by no community.
The word sometimes describes social visions that reject caste distinctions entirely: a casteless, egalitarian society.
Same status for all
- equityImpartial treatment or ownership value
- classlessWithout social divisions
- non-discriminationEqual treatment regardless of difference
- inclusivityPractice of welcoming all
parity · fairness · meritocracy · impartiality · universalism · pluralism · unbiased · democracy
Exempt from criticism or harm
- pariahRejected, shunned person
- excludedShut out, denied entry
- ostracizedExcluded from a group
- marginalizedPushed to society's edges
stigmatized · shunned · Dalit · discriminated · disenfranchised · alienated · banished · disowned
Released from subjugation
- unshackledReleased from restraints
- unyokedDetached from harness
- disenthralledFreed from subjugation
- freeWithout payment or restriction
unbound · self-determination · empowerment · autonomy · dignity · enfranchisement · rights · unfettered
Without identifying markers
- unclassifiedNot assigned a category
- undifferentiatedNot separated into types
- uncategorizedNot assigned a type
- anonymousOf unknown origin
neutral · unspecified · undesignated · generic · unsorted · unmarked
equality
Same status for all
- equityImpartial treatment or ownership value
- classlessWithout social divisions
- non-discriminationEqual treatment regardless of difference
inclusivity · parity · fairness · meritocracy · impartiality · universalism · pluralism · unbiased · democracy · humanism
untouchable
Exempt from criticism or harm
- pariahRejected, shunned person
- excludedShut out, denied entry
- ostracizedExcluded from a group
marginalized · stigmatized · shunned · Dalit · discriminated · disenfranchised · alienated · banished · disowned · oppressed
emancipated
Released from subjugation
- unshackledReleased from restraints
- unyokedDetached from harness
- disenthralledFreed from subjugation
free · unbound · self-determination · empowerment · autonomy · dignity · enfranchisement · rights · unfettered · unconstrained
unlabeled
Without identifying markers
- unclassifiedNot assigned a category
- undifferentiatedNot separated into types
- uncategorizedNot assigned a type
anonymous · neutral · unspecified · undesignated · generic · unsorted · unmarked
castelessstratified
Arranged in stacked layers
hierarchical · ranked · classified · categorized · caste