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

Factors like traffic environment, travel length, and a child’s maturity all impact when a child is ready to be unsupervised. — Rachel Hale, USA Today, 9 Sep. 2026

Susie was sentenced to 18 months of supervised probation followed by 18 months of unsupervised probation. — Adam Thompson, CBS News, 9 Sep. 2026

Investigators did not say how long the children had been left unsupervised. — Mark Price, Charlotte Observer, 8 Sep. 2026

According to prosecutors, an 8-month-old infant was also located unsupervised in the home but was unharmed. — ABC News, 8 Sep. 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