uninsured

adjective

un·​in·​sured ˌən-in-ˈshu̇rd 

-ˈshərd

: lacking insurance : not insured

uninsured losses/expenses

… millions of US residents remain uninsured …

—Timothy Stoltzfus Jost

Examples of uninsured in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web

Wyandotte County has a higher proportion of people who are uninsured and more children living in poverty than state and national rates reflect. —Sofi Zeman april 6, Kansas City Star, 6 Apr. 2026

The prescription prices on the site, however, are only available to patients who are uninsured, or whose insurance doesn't cover it, and who must pay the full list price out of pocket. —Olivia Rinaldi, CBS News, 6 Apr. 2026

Though there isn’t a data point for it, the new rules will touch so many people, and take away so much health care, that at least some of the newly uninsured will die. —Andre Mouchard, Oc Register, 4 Apr. 2026

At the same time, Medicaid cuts and policy changes threaten to significantly increase the number of uninsured Americans. —Crystal Cene, San Diego Union-Tribune, 3 Apr. 2026

Word History

First Known Use

1799, in the meaning defined above

Phrases Containing uninsured

• the uninsured

Rhymes for uninsured

• allured
• assured
• contoured
• endured
• ensured
• insured
• inured
• manured
• matured
• obscured
• procured
• secured