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

After the bus arrived back at the center, the reports say the 11-year-old left and walked unsupervised nearly a mile back home. —CBS News, 21 Nov. 2025

Jamey Noel was named executor in his brother's will and was appointed as personal representative of the unsupervised estate. —Lillian Metzmeier, Louisville Courier Journal, 14 Nov. 2025

The Elissas is an ode to classic high school ensemble dramas, at once a gritty story of unsupervised city kids at the turn of the millennium and an examination of the inherent power and self-determination of teenage girls. —Rosy Cordero, Deadline, 13 Nov. 2025

Cheryl had left the room almost untouched, with a lock on the door to make sure no grandchild snuck in unsupervised. —Ariane Lange, Sacbee.com, 13 Nov. 2025

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
• industrialised
• industrialized
• materialised
• materialized