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

Those weaknesses could enable cybercriminals to seize control of unprotected website servers, install malware, pilfer customer data and even take sites down completely. — Megan Cerullo, CBS News, 22 Oct. 2026

My district is left unprotected so that Second Street can be safe. — Susannah Bryan, Sun Sentinel, 22 Oct. 2026

The Kindle is natively compatible with Amazon’s AZW and AZW3 Kindle file formats, as well as PDF, TXT, and unprotected MOBI and PRC. — Will Greenwald, PC Magazine, 21 Oct. 2026

However, during the same season, more than a third of the state’s children went unprotected, and many older Marylanders eligible for the RSV vaccine never received it. — Adejare Atanda, Baltimore Sun, 13 Oct. 2026