Unassisted

adj, adv

adj, adv ·4 syllables ·Uncommon ·Advanced level

Definitions

Adjective
  1. 1
    Not assisted; without assistance not-comparable

    "Moran did not support these women, nor did she believe that women should catch their own babies in an unassisted birth."

Adjective
  1. 1
    unsupported by other people wordnet
  2. 2
    lacking help wordnet
Adverb
  1. 1
    Without assistance.

    "Imagine if children never got any feedback, such as praise and encouragement, as they learnt to walk and only received it when they could walk unassisted."

Synonyms

All synonyms
unaidedalienatedalonealoofapartby oneself

Example

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"Moran did not support these women, nor did she believe that women should catch their own babies in an unassisted birth."

Etymology

From un- + assisted.

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