Synonyms of unprotected

unprotected

adjective

ˌən-prə-ˈtek-təd 

as in vulnerable

lacking protection from danger or resistance against attack

the home team scored when the visitors' goalie momentarily left the goal unprotected

Synonyms & Similar Words

• vulnerable
• susceptible
• helpless
• exposed
• undefended
• defenseless
• unguarded
• unsafe
• unarmed
• unresistant
• passive
• untenable
• in the lurch
• indefensible
• weak
• overcome
• uncovered
• feeble
• abandoned
• preyed (on or upon)
• disarmed
• high and dry
• resistless
• marooned
• frail

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• protected
• resistant
• safe
• secure
• covered
• sheltered
• armed
• defensible
• invulnerable
• fortified
• shielded
• armored
• guarded
• screened
• immune
• strong
• impenetrable
• invincible
• impregnable
• omnipotent
• unassailable
• unconquerable
• unbeatable
• almighty

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of unprotected

The installations at the 500 delis were completed in April, but the city has not committed any additional funds towards equipping the thousands of bodegas that remain unprotected, Mateo said. — Colin Mixson, New York Daily News, 7 Aug. 2026

How to see the eclipse Never look directly at the sun with unprotected eyes. — Claire Cameron, Scientific American, 6 Aug. 2026

Much of the state's rural groundwater in particular is unprotected, and Kuzdas said researchers at Arizona State University have found that the Colorado River Basin has depleted enough groundwater over 20 years to fill Lake Mead. — Brandon Loomis, AZCentral.com, 6 Aug. 2026

For those worried that hot courses like steaks or bowlfuls of soup can harm their unprotected unmentionables, Ali says all guests should exercise common sense and use their lap towel. — Phillip Valys, Sun Sentinel, 1 Aug. 2026