unassisted

adjective

un·​as·​sist·​ed ˌən-ə-ˈsi-stəd How to pronounce unassisted (audio)
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 Sisson intercepted a pass by Pavel Buchnevich and snapped in a wrist shot for the unassisted goal. Warren Mayes, USA TODAY, 18 Feb. 2024 Horvat’s unassisted breakaway stemmed from a loose puck in the Coyotes zone. The Arizona Republic, 3 Jan. 2024 To the south, in the Kherson zone, which was liberated more than a year ago by unassisted Ukrainian forces, the need is for river-crossing gear, amphibious equipment and light Bradley tanks. Bernard-Henri Lévy, The Mercury News, 2 Jan. 2024 Human vetting of an entire night’s worth of search data now takes just a few hours rather than weeks, and AI reanalysis of 2020 data turned up 67 more KBOs than unassisted human searches. Diane Hope, Ars Technica, 12 Dec. 2023 Was Nyad truly unassisted for all 53 hours in the water? Josh Rottenberg, Los Angeles Times, 30 Aug. 2023 Try to build up to an interval of 60 to 90 seconds of consistent hopping before moving on to unassisted jumping or substituting for a lighter band. Genevieve Gyulavary Dpt, Outside Online, 9 Apr. 2023 According to The Hollywood Reporter Foxx made the walk to the stage unassisted. Carita Rizzo, Rolling Stone, 5 Dec. 2023 Try lifting your big toe off the ground unassisted. Jen Murphy, WSJ, 4 Nov. 2023

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Word History

First Known Use

1607, in the meaning defined at sense 1

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The first known use of unassisted was in 1607

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“Unassisted.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/unassisted. Accessed 18 Mar. 2024.

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