unarmed
The word “unarmed” has 3 syllables: un-arm-ed
It's pronounced as /ˌʌnˈɑːrmd/
What is synonym and antonym for unarmed?
In the thesaurus, “unarmed” has 31 synonyms and 25 antonyms.
Here are synonyms and antonyms for unarmed along with examples of usage in sentences.
Synonyms for unarmed
- abandoned
- defenseless
- disarmed
- exposed
- feeble
- frail
- hands tied
- helpless
- high and dry
- indefensible
- like a sitting duck
- marooned
- naked
- open
- overcome
- passive
- powerless
- resistless
- susceptible
- uncovered
- undefended
- unguarded
- unprotected
- unresistant
- unsafe
- unshielded
- untenable
- vulnerable
- weak
- weaponless
- wide open
Antonyms for unarmed
- able
- almighty
- armed
- armored
- covered
- defensible
- fortified
- guarded
- immune
- impenetrable
- impregnable
- invincible
- invulnerable
- omnipotent
- protected
- resistant
- safe
- screened
- secure
- sheltered
- shielded
- strong
- unassailable
- unbeatable
- unconquerable
Meanings of unarmed
- adjective
- Defenceless and lacking weapons or armour.
- Not carrying arms.
- Not having thorns or claws etc.
- Unaided, as of the vision without a glass.
Example Sentences
- The soldier bravely faced the enemy unarmed.
- It was a peaceful protest, the demonstrators were unarmed.
- The security guard realized he was unarmed when faced with the intruder.
- The police officer approached the suspect cautiously, knowing they were unarmed.
- He felt vulnerable and exposed unarmed in the dangerous neighborhood.
On this page you'll find 56 synonyms, antonyms, or another words to unarmed, such as: abandoned, able, almighty, armed, armored, covered, defenseless.
Make sure to choose synonyms and antonyms that are appropriate for the context of the sentence.
Related Words
undefended
on the spot
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- at first glance
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- hairy
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- hereabouts
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- immediate
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- in a flash
- in a jiffy
- in a new york minute
- in a pickle
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- in attendance
- in dutch
- in hot water
- in line of fire
- in no time
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- in this direction
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- informal
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- jamming
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- like a clay pigeon
- like a sitting duck
- like now
- long shot
- made manifest
- made the scene
- made-up
- makeshift
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- momentarily
- naked
- near
- night call
- not a prayer
- now
- now or never
- off the bat
- off the cuff
- off the deep end
- off the top of head
- offhand
- on a dime
- on alert
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- on deck
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- on the dot
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- on the hot seat
- on the line
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- out on a limb
- out on limb
- pdq
- peeled
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- peril
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- pigeon
- playing with fire
- plumb
- poor
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- precarious
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- pregnable
- prepared
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- present-day
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- presto
- prompt
- promptly
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- quick
- quick-fire
- quickly
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- rapidly
- rashly
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- recklessly
- resolved
- revealed
- right
- right away
- right now
- right off
- risk
- risky
- rocky
- seasonably
- sensitive
- shaky
- shortly
- show up
- shown
- sitting duck
- snap
- snappily
- solved
- soon
- soon afterward
- speculative
- speedily
- speedy
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- spontaneous
- spur-of-the-moment
- standing by
- straight away
- straight off
- straightaway
- straightway
- stripped
- sucker
- sudden
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- summarily
- susceptible
- swift
- swiftly
- taking for ride
- tender
- there
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- thereupon
- thin-skinned
- this instant
- this minute
- thought out loud
- ticklish
- toss off
- toss out
- tossed off
- tossed out
- touch-and-go
- touchy
- tout de suite
- treacherous
- tricky
- unarmed
- uncertain
- unconcealed
- uncovered
- unexpectedly
- unguarded
- unhealthy
- unhesitatingly
- unhidden
- unmasked
- unplanned
- unpremeditated
- unprepared
- unprotected
- unrehearsed
- unsafe
- unsealed
- unsheltered
- unsound
- unstudied
- unveiled
- up a tree
- up the creek
- urgently
- venture
- venturesome
- vincible
- visible
- vulnerability
- weak
- wicked
- wide open
- wide-open
- winging it
- within reach
- without delay
- without hesitation
- without waste