unassisted

adjective

un·​as·​sist·​ed ˌən-ə-ˈsi-stəd 

1

: not assisted : lacking help

2

: made or performed without an assist

an unassisted double play

Examples of unassisted in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web

Yanni Gourde scored a pair of unassisted goals in the second period and the Tampa Bay Lightning extended their winning streak to six games with a 6-3 victory over the Detroit Red Wings on Friday. —CBS News, 28 Nov. 2025

Today, Maya can walk unassisted but continues to suffer from intense flare-ups of CRPS. —Sophie Dodd, PEOPLE, 9 Nov. 2025

Nathan Bastian, Jason Robertson, and Wyatt Johnston also found the net for the Stars, with Johnston’s unassisted goal 1:58 into the third period spotting them a 4-3 lead before Colorado tied the game with 9:14 to go in regulation. —Ben Verbrugge, MSNBC Newsweek, 14 Oct. 2025

Endurance athlete Colin O'Brady, celebrated internationally in 2018 as the first person to traverse Antarctica solo and unassisted, is returning to the unforgiving continent for an even more arduous trek. —Bryan Alexander, USA Today, 2 Oct. 2025

Word History

First Known Use

1607, in the meaning defined at sense 1

Rhymes for unassisted

• coexisted
• assisted
• blacklisted
• consisted
• desisted
• encysted
• enlisted
• existed
• insisted
• persisted
• reenlisted
• resisted