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.
Example Sentences
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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
Now 15, Sophia can no longer speak and cannot walk unaided.
From BBC • Mar. 31, 2026
Ok was especially alarmed to see forklifts, which are responsible for a significant number of construction deaths, speeding around, often unaided by required spotters.
From The Wall Street Journal • Oct. 12, 2025
And in my own poetry, I’m often using sounds in my poems that I can’t hear, unaided.
From Los Angeles Times • Sep. 19, 2025
And that was a prayer, I knew for sure, that could not have sprung unaided from Corrie ten Boom.
From "The Hiding Place" by Corrie ten Boom
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