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
Ryan Chan, MSNBC Newsweek, 17 June 2025
Advertisement Officials said the search for Boelter included the use of unmanned aerial vehicles and helicopters, as well as infrared technology.
—Rebecca Schneid, Time, 16 June 2025
The daring maneuver also demonstrates to the world how the use of drones and unmanned systems — with Ukraine now the global leader through its innovation and battlefield use — have become the new face of modern war.
—Trudy Rubin, Twin Cities, 8 June 2025
Recommended by Our Editors The National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA) is currently investigating Tesla's FSD functionality due to its involvement in multiple crashes, including one incident in which an unmanned Cybertruck drove into a pole this February.
—Will McCurdy, PC Magazine, 7 June 2025
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Verb
Practical skills will also be strengthened to repel attacks by enemy aircraft, drones and unmanned boats.
—Ryan Chan, MSNBC Newsweek, 17 June 2025
Advertisement Officials said the search for Boelter included the use of unmanned aerial vehicles and helicopters, as well as infrared technology.
—Rebecca Schneid, Time, 16 June 2025
The daring maneuver also demonstrates to the world how the use of drones and unmanned systems — with Ukraine now the global leader through its innovation and battlefield use — have become the new face of modern war.
—Trudy Rubin, Twin Cities, 8 June 2025
Recommended by Our Editors The National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA) is currently investigating Tesla's FSD functionality due to its involvement in multiple crashes, including one incident in which an unmanned Cybertruck drove into a pole this February.
—Will McCurdy, PC Magazine, 7 June 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for unmanned
Verb
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Queen’s legendary guitarist Brian May made an unexpected return to the music festival stage at Coachella 2025, just seven months after a minor stroke temporarily paralyzed his left arm.—
Stephanie Giang-Paunon,
FOXNews.com,
12 Apr. 2025
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However, so much has happened since 2020 — the year that a pandemic paralyzed the country — that Idahoans could be forgiven if their memories of the event are a little hazy.—
Sally Krutzig,
Idaho Statesman,
8 Apr. 2025
Verb
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But Daddy was not one to be discouraged and got the place ready to open in June.—
Fannie Flagg,
Southern Living,
16 Mar. 2025
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However, Jim has not been discouraged by this week’s Bristol Myers pullback.—
Natasha Abellard,
CNBC,
14 Mar. 2025
Verb
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The outspoken owner wants to win and seems to be frustrated at the state of his team.—
Mark Davis,
Newsweek,
15 Mar. 2025
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At the time when Adam-Geller launched PAIGE in 2004, she was frustrated with the current denim offerings not taking into account real women’s bodies as they were mostly designed by men.—
Yola Robert,
Forbes,
14 Mar. 2025
Adjective
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The Saturday Night Live comedian paired a textured white blazer with white denim jeans, a crisp white shirt — with a few buttons undone — and bright white sneakers to complete his look.—
Starr Bowenbank,
People.com,
24 June 2025
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Goggins, with many shirt buttons undone, is a libidinous waiter who takes his flirting with the mothers to extremes.—
Omar L. Gallaga,
Los Angeles Times,
11 May 2025
Verb
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The movie sees the revival of arch-villain Feathers McGraw, who terrified kids in 1993’s The Wrong Trousers.—
Max Goldbart,
Deadline,
23 Dec. 2024
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My Hugo would chase it and bark at it, or he'd be terrified.—
Benedict Cosgrove,
Newsweek,
20 Dec. 2024
Adjective
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After overseeing five issues in a nine-month tenure at the helm, an exhausted Johnson returned to American Medical News full time in 1990, and Chicago Times folded several months later.—
Bob Goldsborough,
Chicago Tribune,
27 June 2025
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The exhausted face of its owner, a tech executive ending another 14-hour workday, tells quite another.—
Pavi Theva,
Forbes.com,
26 June 2025
Verb
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Milligan explains that although consumers are often intimidated by new categories, there is already a familiarity with the AOC’s red wines, so their curiosity about the white really works in its favor.—
Mike DeSimone and Jeff Jenssen,
Robb Report,
23 Mar. 2025
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Many young consumers are intimidated by traditional wine culture.—
Noel Burgess,
Forbes,
22 Mar. 2025
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But with Wirtz, there was suddenly an effort not to do that; the media got nervous about calling it a record.—
Zak Garner-Purkis,
Forbes.com,
30 June 2025
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Watching his son evolve from a 4-star recruit out of Columbus High School in Miami to an eventual first-round pick out of Michigan State, Richardson doesn’t get too nervous or overly excited when Jase is on the court.—
Jason Beede,
The Orlando Sentinel,
30 June 2025
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“Unmanned.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/unmanned. Accessed 4 Jul. 2025.
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