UNATTENDED Synonyms: 59 Similar and Opposite Words

unattended

adjective

as in alone

not under someone's care or watch Do not leave your child unattended. Many forest fires are caused by campfires left unattended.

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Recent Examples of unattended Lusine waved us into an unattended shack, sheltered by tarp walls housing half-a-dozen of these works in progress. —

Marlise Kast-Myers, Boston Herald, 12 Apr. 2026 Don’t leave pet food and water bowls out overnight or unattended. —

Hali Smith april 8, Idaho Statesman, 8 Apr. 2026 People are advised to not leave devices charging unattended or while sleeping and to unplug them once they are fully charged. —

Fedor Zarkhin, Los Angeles Times, 6 Apr. 2026 In 2023, Berkeley fire officials warned that at least six fires in a short period were caused by batteries for electric skateboards, scooters and at least one bike that had been left unattended while charging. —

Ethan Baron, Mercury News, 6 Apr. 2026 See All Example Sentences for unattended

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Adjective

In 2019, Elisa Serna died at the Las Colinas women’s jail after a doctor and nurse left her alone after watching her collapse.

— Kelly Davis, San Diego Union-Tribune, 26 Apr. 2026
Caufield was in alone early in the third period but whiffed completely on his shot and didn’t even get the puck on Vasilevskiy.

— Arpon Basu, New York Times, 25 Apr. 2026