unguided

adjective

un·​guid·​ed ˌən-ˈgī-dəd How to pronounce unguided (audio)
: not guided: such as
a
: not led by a guide
an unguided tour
b
: not subject to guidance after launching
an unguided missile

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The majority of serious incidents occur in the Alps, however, where the routes are often public and thus unguided. Owen Clarke, Outside, 29 Sep. 2025 The military contractor supplies weapons to Israel and is the maker of the MK-84 bomb, an unguided heavy explosive with a wide blast radius. News Desk, Artforum, 25 Sep. 2025 Everyone is a guinea pig in an unguided and wanton impactful experiment. Lance Eliot, Forbes.com, 8 Aug. 2025 The tempo of Russian precision strikes declined markedly by late 2022, replaced in part by the use of unguided bombs and the repurposing of systems such as the S-300 air defense missile for ground-attack roles. Michael Carpenter, Foreign Affairs, 1 July 2025 See All Example Sentences for unguided

Word History

First Known Use

1585, in the meaning defined above

Time Traveler
The first known use of unguided was in 1585

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“Unguided.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/unguided. Accessed 7 Oct. 2025.

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