unattended

adjective

un·​at·​tend·​ed ˌən-ə-ˈten-dəd 

: not attended : not watched or looked after : lacking a guard, escort, caretaker, etc.

an unattended parking lot

a fire left unattended

unattended children

unattended luggage

Examples of unattended in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web

Cars and other vehicles can heat up fast, so don’t leave children or pets unattended inside. — Jackie Flynn Mogensen, Scientific American, 13 July 2026

Engineers designed the system to support unattended and repeatable general visual inspections across Department of the Air Force aircraft. — Aamir Khollam, Interesting Engineering, 10 July 2026

This year, 10 children have already died in unattended vehicles, the organization said. — David Goodhue, Miami Herald, 9 July 2026

Sheriff’s office spokeswoman Kristin Knox said investigators found there was an unattended gun near the child at the time of the shooting. — Grant Lancaster, Arkansas Online, 8 July 2026

Word History

First Known Use

1603, in the meaning defined above

Rhymes for unattended

• apprehended
• comprehended
• condescended
• recommended
• resuspended
• unamended
• undefended
• undescended
• unexpended
• unintended
• amended
• appended