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

Unlike in Austin, where commercial rides initially had a human supervisor behind the wheel, rides in Dallas and Houston are completely unsupervised from the get-go. —Jibin Joseph, PC Magazine, 20 Apr. 2026

Teen takeovers are rattling Washington DC, as a string of large, unsupervised gatherings this spring has led to disruptions, police responses and growing concern among city leaders. —Mike Stunson, USA Today, 16 Apr. 2026

Bail was set at $300,000 with conditions that include no unsupervised contact with children. —Frederick Sutton Sinclair, CBS News, 16 Apr. 2026

Etiquette expert Jacqueline Whitmore of Florida told Fox News Digital that children under age 12 should generally not be left unsupervised on a flight. —Jessica Mekles, FOXNews.com, 10 Apr. 2026

Word History

First Known Use

1899, in the meaning defined above

Phrases Containing unsupervised

• unsupervised machine learning

Rhymes for unsupervised

• americanized
• anathematized
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• contextualized
• conventionalized
• demilitarized
• demineralized
• departmentalized
• industrialised
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• materialised
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