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

Look to the lunar disk with nothing but the unaided eye to pick out the vast basaltic plains called lunar maria — or lunar seas — which formed billions of years ago when lava flooded a network of impact basins before hardening to resurface vast swathes of its ancient surface. —Anthony Wood, Space.com, 4 Dec. 2025

The Redwoods Treewalk and Nightlights experiences are suitable for anyone who can walk unaided and has a reasonable level of fitness (the route is just under half a mile). —Evie Carrick, Travel + Leisure, 23 Nov. 2025

Zootopia 2 is strong across the board, with males under 25 leading in first choice and females under 25 leading in unaided, but males under 25 and women over 25 are strong as well. —Anthony D'alessandro, Deadline, 6 Nov. 2025

With larger, 54-meter mirrors, the problem becomes ten times worse, as each spot of light is ten times brighter while still appearing point-like to the unaided human eye. —Big Think, 15 Oct. 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