UNARMED Synonyms: 48 Similar and Opposite Words

unarmed

adjective

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Recent Examples of unarmed Lackey was charged with unarmed burglary of an unoccupied conveyance, criminal mischief and interruption of critical infrastructure, according to the booking report. — Ayesha Ali, ABC News, 6 Aug. 2026 In July, traffic stops in Houston and Maine turned deadly when ICE officers shot into vehicles, killing two unarmed men. — Eduardo Cuevas, USA Today, 6 Aug. 2026 So his using his influence to call for an unarmed and disarming peace can only lead to a call for getting rid of nuclear weapons. — Kevin Holden Platt, Forbes.com, 1 Aug. 2026 Williams was unarmed, with a water bottle in his waistband, police later determined. — Lauren Mascarenhas, CNN Money, 30 July 2026 See All Example Sentences for unarmed

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By using both ongoing passive monitoring and active tracking, the company aims to improve its ability to detect and track underwater threats in challenging maritime environments.

— Sujita Sinha, Interesting Engineering, 14 Aug. 2026
Thus, agency as a concept gained a greater liveliness, from passive effect to active incitement.

— Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 14 Aug. 2026

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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

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Instead of using a mirror to gather starlight, MOTHRA has many telephoto lenses, like those on a camera, which can capture faintly glowing wisps of gas and other feeble emanations across a wider field of view.

— Mary Randolph, Scientific American, 12 Aug. 2026
By an act of war, committed with the participation of a diplomatic representative of the United States and without authority of Congress, the Government of a feeble but friendly and confiding people has been overthrown.

— Britannica Editors, Encyclopedia Britannica, 11 Aug. 2026

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