unmanaged

adjective

un·​man·​aged ˌən-ˈma-nijd 

: not controlled or regulated : not managed

an unmanaged forest

unmanaged fisheries

Examples of unmanaged in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web

Its cumulative unmanaged-waste reduction since 2019 amounts to roughly one-tenth of 1 percent of that annual volume. — Alexandra Harrell, Footwear News, 14 Sep. 2026

The challenge grows with contractors, offshore workers, remote teams and unmanaged devices. — David Matalon, Forbes.com, 14 Sep. 2026

According to ZincFive, this eliminates the need for third-party unmanaged network switches and an additional data aggregation layer. — Kaif Shaikh, Interesting Engineering, 10 Sep. 2026

Left unmanaged, that heat can threaten chip performance or damage them all together, and stall the momentum of the AI race entirely. — Morgan Chittum, CNBC, 4 Sep. 2026

Word History

First Known Use

1598, in the meaning defined above

Rhymes for unmanaged

• managed
• mismanaged