UNARMED Synonyms: 48 Similar and Opposite Words

unarmed

adjective

Definition of unarmed

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Recent Examples of unarmed Hasan, a former US Army psychiatrist from Virginia, fatally shot 13 unarmed US soldiers at Fort Hood in November 2009, injuring another 32. — Chas Newkey-Burden, TheWeek, 9 Oct. 2026 Christopher, who was unarmed, was struck in his left arm, the bullet narrowly missing his spine. — Emily Holshouser, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 9 Oct. 2026 Second were unarmed passengers who subdued the armed attacker before one pulled back on the yoke to level the aircraft, drawing on knowledge from an air-disaster documentary. — Billy Stockwell, CNN Money, 1 Oct. 2026 Prosecutors ultimately alleged that Kathryn, Grist and Ellis had lured an unarmed Matthew to the home and that a knife was placed in his hand afterward to make the shooting look like self-defense. — Samantha Stutsman, PEOPLE, 26 Sep. 2026 See All Example Sentences for unarmed

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Adjective

If power fails or core temperatures rise, the system shuts down and the liquid fuel salt drains by gravity into passive dump tanks without operator action.

— Aman Tripathi, Interesting Engineering, 4 Nov. 2026
Eventually, both active movement — moving your own arm — and passive movement — when someone else tries to move it — become restricted.

— Emily Cegielski, Flow Space, 3 Nov. 2026

Definition of passive

Adjective

Sheffield is sticking to her campaign promise of helping Detroit's most vulnerable overcome homelessness.

— Alysia Burgio, CBS News, 29 July 2026
With themes of resilience, victory, and joy as a healing balm, Joy in the Belly of a Riot is a beautiful manifestation of how poetry has the power to heal and help one overcome pain.

— Lynnette Nicholas, Essence, 9 Oct. 2025

Definition of overcome

Adjective

As Claudia, Curtis is perfectly biting and obnoxious, willing to insert herself into her ex-husband’s life for sport, stomping on his feeble boundaries.

— Aramide Tinubu, Variety, 23 Oct. 2026
In 1937, Foyles started the Right Book Club, a rather feeble counterweight to Victor Gollancz’s Left Book Club.

— Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 20 Oct. 2026

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