1
as in paralyzed
to deprive of courage or confidence
the near crash of the airliner was a completely unmanning experience for the passengers
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2
as in discouraged
to lessen the courage or confidence of
players who wouldn't let themselves be unmanned by the loss of a single game
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as in unnerved
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Recent Examples of unmanned
Brad Lendon, CNN Money, 30 Sep. 2025
This was also the first time the unmanned aircraft had been deployed to the allied country.
—Ryan Chan, MSNBC Newsweek, 30 Sep. 2025
The unmanned aircraft could crash and cause damage to people or property on the ground or collide with other objects in the air.
—Nushrat Rahman, Freep.com, 29 Sep. 2025
The United States will also need a lot more relatively cheap unmanned aircraft systems, or drones, particularly drones that do not need runways to launch.
—Seth G. Jones, Foreign Affairs, 26 Sep. 2025
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The Reapers are unmanned single-engine turboprops that can perform a variety of combat and other missions, according to an Air Force fact sheet.
—Brad Lendon, CNN Money, 30 Sep. 2025
This was also the first time the unmanned aircraft had been deployed to the allied country.
—Ryan Chan, MSNBC Newsweek, 30 Sep. 2025
The unmanned aircraft could crash and cause damage to people or property on the ground or collide with other objects in the air.
—Nushrat Rahman, Freep.com, 29 Sep. 2025
The United States will also need a lot more relatively cheap unmanned aircraft systems, or drones, particularly drones that do not need runways to launch.
—Seth G. Jones, Foreign Affairs, 26 Sep. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for unmanned
Verb
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Was Gerry Bertier really paralyzed?—
Jessica Booth,
PEOPLE,
29 Sep. 2025
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What people didn’t realize is we were paralyzed with fear.—
Devon Ivie,
Vulture,
25 Sep. 2025
Verb
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During previous shutdowns, many national parks closed to the public or offered fewer visitor services, and the public was discouraged from visiting national parks.—
Michael Salerno,
AZCentral.com,
1 Oct. 2025
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Millennials are the most likely to have given up on purchasing a home in the past five years,according to a new survey which found that younger generations feel particularly discouraged by the ongoing affordability crisis.—
Giulia Carbonaro,
MSNBC Newsweek,
30 Sep. 2025
Adjective
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For Birkin, getting older meant a kind of invisibility, a prospect that at once unnerved and elated her.—
Anahid Nersessian,
New Yorker,
15 Sep. 2025
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His relatives have cut contact, unnerved by the flock of police that tail him.—
Sheryl Estrada,
Fortune,
9 Sep. 2025
Verb
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There are liberals in media, but the corporations are now either controlled by the right wing or frightened of it.—
Allison Morrow,
CNN Money,
20 Sep. 2025
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Family pets, especially dogs, are frightened by the noise and will hide or try to run away.—
Phil Diehl,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
30 Aug. 2025
Verb
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Martin Odegaard hobbling off the Emirates pitch for the third time in as many starts would have frustrated Mikel Arteta, but having Martin Zubimendi waiting in the wings is a luxury any manager would dream of.—
Art de Roché,
New York Times,
5 Oct. 2025
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Youths frustrated at a social media ban, corruption and lack of economic opportunities coordinated mass protests via Discord that helped bring down the government.—
Mandy Taheri,
MSNBC Newsweek,
3 Oct. 2025
Verb
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There are certainly no major factors like physical abuse during our childhood; however, our mother had some psychological problems and showed some anger and paranoia symptoms, which scared us as children and were overt enough that many in our town knew about her.—
R. Eric Thomas,
Mercury News,
25 Sep. 2025
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There are certainly no major factors like physical abuse during our childhood, however, our mother had some psychological problems and showed some anger and paranoia symptoms, which scared us as children and were overt enough that many in our town knew about her.—
R. Eric Thomas,
Denver Post,
25 Sep. 2025
Adjective
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Ashley even donned the undone style on the Met Gala red carpet in 2017, tucking her blond ends under a dull green collar.—
Kaleigh Werner,
Footwear News,
30 Sep. 2025
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In London, designers couldn’t decide between undone or overdone hair.—
Essence,
Essence,
23 Sep. 2025
Verb
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Sharabi, who is terrified of being held in a tunnel, is being moved to one.—
Eli Sharabi,
Time,
1 Oct. 2025
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Aldo had spent his time in the States terrified that he would be deported back to Cuba and jailed.—
Jon Lee Anderson,
New Yorker,
29 Sep. 2025
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“Unmanned.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/unmanned. Accessed 7 Oct. 2025.
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