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

What would’ve happened if I’d been left unsupervised with my baby? — Ayana Lage, Vogue, 12 Aug. 2026

For a small business owner deciding whether a new hire or a current employee is actually ready to run an AI-dependent workflow unsupervised, that distinction is the entire point of the credential. — Terdawn Deboe, Forbes.com, 10 Aug. 2026

He was sentenced to 36 months of summary, or unsupervised, probation and ordered to pay $600 in fees, according to court records. — Darrell Smith, Sacbee.com, 7 Aug. 2026

Following her arrest, Le Sueur was ordered to stay away from her child and was prohibited from having unsupervised contact with minors, according to WTVG. — Angelique Brenes, PEOPLE, 7 Aug. 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
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• industrialised
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• materialised