unaccompanied

adjective

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

-ˈkämp-;

-ˈkəm-pə-, 

-ˈkäm- 

: not accompanied

especially : being without instrumental accompaniment

Synonyms of unaccompanied

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

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

Agents then designated the girl as an unaccompanied minor and transferred her to the custody of the Office of Refugee Resettlement (ORR), a subdivision of the Department of Health and Human Services that manages the care of unaccompanied migrant children. —Nicole Acevedo, NBC news, 6 Apr. 2026

Stricter rules were imposed on documentation required for sponsors, border agents started pressuring unaccompanied children to self-deport before transferring them to shelters and Immigration and Customs Enforcement started arresting some sponsors in the middle of the release process. —ABC News, 5 Apr. 2026

Gwinnett County Police became aware of a circulating social media post claiming that a protest was being organized at the Mall of Georgia concerning the mall's hours of operation and the policy on unaccompanied teenagers. —Zachary Bynum, CBS News, 2 Apr. 2026

The commission is midway through a process to make new rules and policies for autonomous vehicles, and transport of unaccompanied children is one of the items up for discussion. —Rachel Swan, San Francisco Chronicle, 18 Mar. 2026

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