unprotected

/ ˌʌnprəˈtɛktɪd /

adjective

1. not protected or safe from trouble, harm, etc

   an unprotected position

Example Sentences

The Times reviewed text messages among firefighters and a third party that indicated crews had expressed concerns that the Lachman fire would reignite if left unprotected.

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Measles is highly contagious, and a drop in childhood vaccination rates in Canada and in other countries has left many children unprotected from the disease.

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Almost a year on, Mohammad Nuruzzaman from the Darul Arqam Masjid and Muslim Community Centre said there had been "no meaningful improvement" and that many people still felt "unsupported and unprotected".

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Philosopher and public intellectual Cornel West has described Black Americans as historically existing in a state of being “unsafe, unprotected, subject to random violence, and hated for who they are.”

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Dr Shapiro said there is "an element of chance" at play, where a virus is introduced to a community by accident and spreads among those who are unprotected.

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Related Words

• endangered 
• exposed 
• helpless 
• powerless 
• unarmed 
• unguarded 
• unsafe 
• vulnerable