unsupervised

adjective

un·​su·​per·​vised ˌən-ˈsü-pər-ˌvīzd How to pronounce unsupervised (audio)
: not watched or overseen by someone in authority : not supervised
unsupervised teenagers
an unsupervised visit

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In addition to the short sentence and the fine, Cutler will remain on unsupervised probation for one year and must attend a DUI safety class. Sean Neumann, PEOPLE, 2 Oct. 2025 As part of his plea arrangement, Cutler has been ordered to serve one year of unsupervised probation and must attend a DUI safety class. Gabrielle Chenault, Nashville Tennessean, 2 Oct. 2025 Now that his time in jail is over, Cutler must attend a DUI safety class and will be on unsupervised probation for one year. Ryan Morik, FOXNews.com, 2 Oct. 2025 Sutton doesn’t like the way LLMs are trained, with unsupervised learning from human text followed by a kind of RL using human feedback—because everything the LLM can learn is inherently limited by human knowledge and human preferences. Jeremy Kahn, Fortune, 30 Sep. 2025 See All Example Sentences for unsupervised

Word History

First Known Use

1899, in the meaning defined above

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The first known use of unsupervised was in 1899

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“Unsupervised.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/unsupervised. Accessed 18 Oct. 2025.

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