unsupervised

adjective

un·​su·​per·​vised ˌən-ˈsü-pər-ˌvīzd 

: not watched or overseen by someone in authority : not supervised

unsupervised teenagers

an unsupervised visit

Examples of unsupervised in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web

Whether Autolane becomes the leader of autonomous commerce or one of several competing companies will likely hinge on how fast automakers roll out unsupervised full self-driving vehicles. — Shelley E. Kohan, Forbes.com, 7 July 2026

Meanwhile, some data suggests an increase in swimming pool construction and increases in unsupervised swimming, said Tessa Clemens, the CDC Foundation’s senior director for drowning prevention initiatives. — ABC News, 4 July 2026

Camp North End instituted a curfew for unsupervised minors starting in April after teen takeovers took place there, and Birkdale Village in Huntersville put a similar set of policies in place in February. — Diamy Wang, Charlotte Observer, 29 June 2026

Authorities have warned people to take extra care when swimming in unsupervised areas, such as rivers or lakes, following the deaths of around 40 people in France over the past week. — Kirsten Grieshaber, Fortune, 27 June 2026

Word History

First Known Use

1899, in the meaning defined above

Phrases Containing unsupervised

• unsupervised machine learning

Rhymes for unsupervised

• americanized
• anathematized
• collateralized
• contextualized
• conventionalized
• demilitarized
• demineralized
• departmentalized
• depersonalized
• industrialised
• industrialized
• materialised