unaccompanied

adjective

un·​ac·​com·​pa·​nied ˌən-ə-ˈkəmp-nēd 

-ˈkämp-;

-ˈkəm-pə-,

-ˈkäm- 

: not accompanied

especially : being without instrumental accompaniment

Synonyms

• alone
• lone
• lonely
• lonesome
• single
• solitary
• solo

Examples of unaccompanied in a Sentence

He attended the party unaccompanied.

Unaccompanied children are not allowed in the store.

All we've had from him is a lot of talk unaccompanied by any real effort to solve the problem.

a piece written for an unaccompanied cello

Recent Examples on the Web

The song has already rocketed to the top five on Streaming Songs, and now is just starting to get going on radio, and aims to become her first-ever unaccompanied solo entry on next week’s Pop Airplay chart. —Andrew Unterberger, Billboard, 14 May 2025

California lawmakers respond Assemblymember Mia Bonta, D-Oakland, in February introduced Assembly Bill 1261, which would require the state to pay organizations to provide a lawyer to all unaccompanied immigrant children in California. —Stephen Hobbs, Sacbee.com, 12 May 2025

Advocates said there are intersecting operations in Hawaii — welfare checks on unaccompanied children and enforcement actions against deportable immigrants. —Andrea Castillo, Los Angeles Times, 7 May 2025

The administration also has been trying to choke off money that pays for immigration attorneys who assist unaccompanied immigrant children. —Suzanne Gamboa, NBC news, 6 May 2025

Word History

First Known Use

1545, in the meaning defined above

Phrases Containing unaccompanied

• unaccompanied by

Rhymes for unaccompanied

• accompanied

Kids Definition

unaccompanied

adjective

un·​ac·​com·​pa·​nied ˌən-ə-ˈkəmp-(ə-)nēd 

: not accompanied

especially : being without instrumental accompaniment