unprotected

un·pro·tect·ed

adj \-prə-ˈtek-təd\

Definition of UNPROTECTED

1

: lacking protection or defense <unprotected troops> <skin unprotected from the sun's rays>

2

: performed without the use of birth control to prevent pregnancy; also : performed without the use of a condom to prevent spread of sexually transmitted disease <unprotected sex>

Examples of UNPROTECTED

1. They're planning to build roads over thousands of acres of unprotected land.
2. If your computer is unprotected, you're likely to get a virus.

First Known Use of UNPROTECTED

circa 1593

Related to UNPROTECTED

Synonyms: defenseless, exposed, susceptible, undefended, unguarded, helpless, unresistant, vulnerable

Antonyms: guarded, invulnerable, protected, resistant, shielded

Related Words: indefensible, untenable; uncovered, unsafe; overcome, preyed (on or upon); disarmed, passive, resistless, unarmed; feeble, frail, weak; abandoned, high and dry, marooned

Near Antonyms: defensible; covered, fortified, safe, screened, secure, sheltered; armed, armored; immune, impenetrable, impregnable, invincible, strong, unassailable, unbeatable, unconquerable; almighty, omnipotent

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Rhymes with UNPROTECTED

disaffected, disconnected, fuel-injected, recollected, self-affected, self-collected, self-elected, unaffected, undirected, unexpected, unselected