unarmed

adjective

un·​armed ˌən-ˈärmd 

1

: not armed or armored

unarmed civilians

also : not using or involving a weapon

unarmed robbery

2

: having no hard and sharp projections (such as spines, spurs, or claws)

Examples of unarmed in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web

The family maintains that Goodlow was unarmed, in bed at the time of the shooting, and that the woman who called 911 was outside the apartment and not seriously hurt when police arrived. —Todd Feurer, CBS News, 6 Mar. 2026

Shaw then pointed out those people to the unarmed security guards. —Chris Ramirez, jsonline.com, 6 Mar. 2026

Long-range missile test validates strategic system The Glory Trip 255 mission paired a Minuteman III missile with two unarmed test reentry vehicles. —Sujita Sinha, Interesting Engineering, 5 Mar. 2026

Lentz has been through this process once before when he was fired for posting a social media comment in 2014 about the death of an unarmed 18-year-old Black man shot by Ferguson, Missouri, police officers. —Gloria Casas, Chicago Tribune, 3 Mar. 2026

Word History

First Known Use

14th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1

Rhymes for unarmed

• alarmed
• disarmed
• unharmed
• armed
• charmed
• farmed
• harmed

Kids Definition

unarmed

adjective

un·​armed ˌən-ˈärmd 

ˈən-

: not armed or armored

unarmed civilians

also : not using or involving a weapon

unarmed robbery

Medical Definition

unarmed

adjective

un·​armed ˌən-ˈärmd 

: having no arms or armlike projections

an unarmed tapeworm