unmonitored

adjective

un·​mon·​i·​tored ˌən-ˈmä-nə-tərd How to pronounce unmonitored (audio)
: not observed, kept track of, or checked : not monitored
unmonitored communication
activity that is unmonitored and unregulated

Examples of unmonitored in a Sentence

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The children couldn’t make calls unmonitored, so Matthew snuck into payphones, a hoodie over his head, to pass information back to the fracturing cult, which still contained a few adult loyalists. Rob Picheta, CNN Money, 28 May 2026 Once an attacker bypasses the firewall, internal activity often goes unmonitored, and threats can move laterally with little resistance. Jaushin Lee, Forbes.com, 27 May 2026 Ultimately, Ge went unmonitored before he was found hanged in a shower stall. CBS News, 27 May 2026 For hours on Tuesday, the former Boilermakers chief of staff and special assistant to ousted International President Newton Jones described luxury overseas trips with stays in five-star hotels, high-paying jobs for family members, daylong winery tours and unmonitored use of union credit cards. Judy L. Thomas, Kansas City Star, 13 May 2026 See All Example Sentences for unmonitored

Word History

First Known Use

1837, in the meaning defined above

Time Traveler
The first known use of unmonitored was in 1837

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“Unmonitored.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/unmonitored. Accessed 1 Jun. 2026.

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