unaided

adjective

un·​aid·​ed ˌən-ˈā-dəd 

: not provided with help or assistance

a star that is visible to the unaided eye [=that can be seen without a telescope or binoculars]

: not aided or assisted

paid for her education unaided by her parents

… he walks unaided except for a simple wooden cane.

—Kate Coyne

Examples of unaided in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web

Spica, which appears as a dazzling blue-white star to the unaided eye, is in fact a binary star system composed of two massive stellar bodies that orbit one another with a separation of just 11 million miles (18 million kilometers). —Anthony Wood, Space.com, 26 Aug. 2025

On a good day, unaided human workers at Wingstop typically require between 18 and 22 minutes to complete an order, the company reports. —Editorial, Boston Herald, 22 Aug. 2025

The quantum inertial sensor will enable accurate unaided navigation in space by detecting the rotation and acceleration of atoms without relying on satellites like traditional GPS. —Ryan Chan, MSNBC Newsweek, 11 Aug. 2025

The star is normally far too faint to see with the unaided eye. —Chad Murphy, The Enquirer, 2 July 2025

Word History

First Known Use

1667, in the meaning defined above

Rhymes for unaided

• abraded
• arcaded
• blockaded
• brocaded
• cascaded
• degraded
• dissuaded
• downgraded
• evaded
• invaded
• paraded
• persuaded