unsupervised

adjective

un·​su·​per·​vised ˌən-ˈsü-pər-ˌvīzd 

: not watched or overseen by someone in authority : not supervised

unsupervised teenagers

an unsupervised visit

Examples of unsupervised in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web

Gebran was also given two years of unsupervised probation and ordered to pay $1,365, including a $1,000 fine for animal cruelty and a $50 fine for unlawful discharge of a firearm with additional court costs. — Harllie Stevenson, Idaho Statesman, 23 Oct. 2026

In other words, the Legislature left it to parents to determine when their child would be mature enough to participate in unsupervised activities. — Jennifer L. Brinkley, The Conversation, 19 Oct. 2026

That exceeds the usury caps on unsupervised consumer loan interest rates of 12% to 21% in Colorado. — Aldo Svaldi, Denver Post, 2 Oct. 2026

Broader cultural adoption driven by testimonials like Smith’s, and tighter clinical guardrails as physicians push back on unsupervised extended fasts. — Hanna Wickes, Sacbee.com, 25 Sep. 2026

Word History

First Known Use

1899, in the meaning defined above

Phrases Containing unsupervised

• unsupervised machine learning

Rhymes for unsupervised

• americanized
• anathematized
• collateralized
• contextualized
• conventionalized
• demilitarized
• demineralized
• departmentalized
• depersonalized
• industrialised
• industrialized
• materialised