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

According to prosecutors, a New Jersey Transit police officer patrolling Newark Penn Station noticed an unattended zebra-print suitcase near the Newark subway entrance on Jan. 3 and called for a K9 unit. —Brian Niemietz, New York Daily News, 16 Apr. 2025

Michigan’s safe storage law, Public Act 17 of 2023, requires gun owners to keep unattended weapons unloaded and locked in a box or container if a minor is present. —Lesley Cosme Torres, People.com, 1 Apr. 2025

An unattended campfire quickly expanded to a 30,000-acre blaze. —Daniel R. Depetris, Newsweek, 25 Mar. 2025

These systems use advanced pattern recognition to identify suspicious activities, unattended objects or potential risks with precision. —Chris Ciabarra, Forbes, 21 Mar. 2025

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