unaided
Britishadjective
Explanation
Anything that's unaided is done without any help. When a child tries to make dessert by himself, he may make an unaided attempt at baking cookies. Use the adjective unaided to describe something that doesn't require help or assistance. The word often refers to a physical process that you can do on your own, like unaided walking: you don't need crutches, a cane, or people to help you. It can also be used to refer to other forms of assistance. For example, someone may say that a politician was unaided by her speechwriters when composing her acceptance speech.
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Example Sentences
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The Press Trust of India, the country’s main wire service, cited people saying Xi had “returned to his hotel room to rest,” and video showed him climbing the stairs to his plane unaided.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 18, 2026
Saturn is bright enough to see with the unaided eye.
From Science Daily ● Sep. 3, 2026
The former Migos member spent most of his set at the California music festival in a wheelchair but did stand and walk around the stage unaided.
From BBC ● Apr. 13, 2026
But it also signaled a dangerous, misplaced confidence in unaided human reason. Through a series of arrogant miscalculations, Athens’ mostly peaceful, decadeslong hegemony would end.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Apr. 10, 2026
A few days afterward, when Taran had regained strength enough to walk unaided, Gwydion accompanied him through Caer Dathyl.
From "The Book of Three" by Lloyd Alexander
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