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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And 68% had unknown or unmonitored third-party APIs, leaving them open to abuse or misconfiguration. Corey Elinburg, Forbes.com, 20 June 2025 Despite the fire department’s cease-and-desist order, unsupervised residents returned to five rooms that were deemed unsafe and were sleeping there unmonitored. Angie Dimichele, Sun Sentinel, 17 June 2025 From unmonitored file sharing and stale sessions to malicious extensions and lingering employee access, these vulnerabilities can quietly expose sensitive data and leave the door open for bad actors. Expert Panel®, Forbes.com, 4 June 2025 Joly directed the gang’s operations from inside a Haitian prison using unmonitored cell phones and was constantly in touch with other 400 Mawozo leaders, most of whom were his relatives. Jacqueline Charles, Miami Herald, 18 May 2025 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 Jul. 2025.

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