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adjective

Definition of unmannednext
as in unnerved

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verb

past tense of unman
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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Recent Examples of unmanned
Adjective
The 30-kW LOCUST X3 supports the Army’s layered air defense against Group 1-3 unmanned aircraft systems and can integrate with military vehicles including the Joint Light Tactical Vehicle. — Maria Mocerino, Interesting Engineering, 19 Sep. 2026 There’s also an aerospace gallery, where visitors can learn more about the Space Race and discover a collection of unmanned aerial vehicles, like the General Atomics MQ-1B Predator and the Radioplane OQ-3. — Lydia Mansel, Travel + Leisure, 16 Sep. 2026 The program to send tourists on short suborbital flights aboard the reusable New Shepard rocket moved slowly, with the loss of unmanned test vehicles in 2011 and 2015 before the company finally achieved a successful landing. — Jacob Weisberg, Vanity Fair, 10 Sep. 2026 This summer, unmanned boat startup Saronic used one of its drone vessels to rescue crew from a helicopter downed in the Hormuz Strait. — Anniek Bao,spencer Kimball,kevin Breuninger, CNBC, 8 Sep. 2026 See All Example Sentences for unmanned
Recent Examples of Synonyms for unmanned
  1. unnerved
  2. frightened
  3. discouraged
  4. undone
  5. scared
  6. frustrated
  7. exhausted
  8. terrified
Adjective
  • Regardless of their opinion about Denmark, Greenlanders are becoming aware of, and are unnerved by, this semi-covert, sometimes glaringly obvious American pressure.
    — Anne Applebaum, The Atlantic, 14 Sep. 2026
  • The high number of departures unnerved portions of the fanbase, but the staff had a plan that resulted in an incoming group of transfers that can make an immediate impact this season.
    — Cameron Teague Robinson, New York Times, 4 Sep. 2026
Definition of unnerved
Verb
  • Last Friday, the artist Pink published a lengthy criticism of Macklemore’s on-stage polemic, writing that his comments and use of violent wartime imagery had frightened many Jewish people, including her.
    — Caitlin Dewey, Vox, 16 Sep. 2026
  • However, Stone told Bialik that she was not frightened by the encounter.
    — Ashley Hume, FOXNews.com, 9 Sep. 2026
Definition of frightened
Verb
  • If millions still want children but are discouraged from having them, then the fertility slump marks a substantial social failure.
    — Margaret Talbot, New Yorker, 21 Sep. 2026
  • Either properly discouraged by the police presence or too damned hot to fight, people largely behaved.
    — Dana O’Neil, CNN Money, 20 Sep. 2026
Definition of discouraged
Adjective
  • The appearance of college can endure, even as its spirit—a community organized for the education and formation of young people—comes undone.
    — Ian Bogost, The Atlantic, 17 Sep. 2026
  • And a cuticle pen that ensures undone nails never look uncared for.
    — Elizabeth Siegel, Allure, 17 Sep. 2026
Definition of undone
Verb
  • Russell’s previous things, HBO put money into, but the whole anti-DEI crusade has meant that a subject matter like this has made American companies scared to invest in it.
    — David Canfield, HollywoodReporter, 9 Sep. 2026
  • Researchers knew part of what scared children on 9/11 were the loud sirens and the fact that trusted figures such as firefighters and police officers were hurt.
    — Julie Dobrow, The Conversation, 8 Sep. 2026
Definition of scared
Verb
  • Carr acknowledged that cities and towns may be frustrated by provider delays.
    — Jon Brodkin, ArsTechnica, 22 Sep. 2026
  • Monserrati writes that this was inspiring stuff for many young Italians, who—much like many in Japan—were frustrated with their country’s minor position in geopolitics and interested in modernization and building an imperial power.
    — Livia Gershon, JSTOR Daily, 22 Sep. 2026
Definition of frustrated
Adjective
  • Olivier tortured himself over her condition, remorseful and exhausted.
    — Hadley Hall Meares, Vanity Fair, 21 Sep. 2026
  • Among the items are discarded personal protective equipment, thermal insulation, electrical cabling, structural steel, rebar, loose soil, building concrete, and exhausted ion-exchange resins taken from water filtration networks.
    — Aman Tripathi, Interesting Engineering, 18 Sep. 2026
Definition of exhausted
Verb
  • Elizabeth Pizzo was terrified earlier this year about what would happen to her son.
    — Jim DeFede, CBS News, 16 Sep. 2026
  • Elizabeth Pizzo was terrified this year about what would happen to her son.
    — Jim DeFede, Miami Herald, 16 Sep. 2026
Definition of terrified

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“Unmanned.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/unmanned. Accessed 25 Sep. 2026.

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