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unaided

/ʌnˈeɪdɪd/

ADJECTIVE

1. Without help or assistance

Performed, achieved, or accomplished without receiving help, support, or assistance from another person or external source.

1.1. Acting or accomplishing something independently

Describes a person who performs a task, completes an activity, or achieves something entirely by their own effort, without assistance from others.

Synonyms

  • unassisted
  • independently
  • single-handed
  • self-reliant
  • self-sufficient
  • by oneself
  • on one's own

Antonyms

Examples

  • The child managed to tie his shoes unaided for the first time.
  • She completed the complicated assignment unaided, demonstrating her independence and determination.
  • The elderly man was able to walk unaided after months of rehabilitation.

Related Words

  • autonomous
  • self-dependent
  • resourceful
  • self-supporting
  • independent

1.2. Achieved without external resources or support

Describes an accomplishment, operation, or process completed without financial backing, outside resources, or institutional assistance.

Synonyms

  • independently
  • self-sufficiently
  • single-handedly
  • without assistance
  • without support
  • autonomously

Antonyms

  • collectively
  • cooperatively
  • jointly
  • collaboratively
  • with assistance
  • with support

Examples

  • The company achieved profitability unaided, without receiving external funding.
  • The researcher completed the project unaided, relying entirely on her own resources.
  • The organization developed its community programs unaided by government grants.

Related Words

  • self-sustaining
  • self-supporting
  • autonomous
  • independent
  • self-financed

ADJECTIVE

2. Without optical or mechanical assistance

Occurring or performed without the use of devices, equipment, or instruments that would otherwise provide assistance or improve natural ability.

2.1. Seeing without visual aids

Describes the ability to see or recognize something using natural eyesight without glasses, contact lenses, magnification, or other visual assistance.

Synonyms

  • unaided by glasses
  • without visual aids
  • with natural vision
  • unassisted

Antonyms

Examples

  • The distant planet is barely visible to the unaided eye.
  • She can read ordinary print unaided despite her mild visual impairment.
  • The stars were clearly visible to the unaided eye on that cloudless night.

Related Words

  • naked eye
  • natural eyesight
  • unaided vision
  • uncorrected vision