adj ·4 syllables ·Moderate ·College level

Definitions

Adjective

1. 1
   Not attended; without persons present. not-comparable

   "The meeting went largely unattended, since it took place on Christmas Eve."

2. 2
   Not attended to; not receiving attention. not-comparable

   "The fire was caused by an unattended electric blanket."

Adjective

1. 1
   lacking a caretaker wordnet
2. 2
   lacking accompaniment or a guard or escort wordnet
3. 3
   not watched wordnet

Synonyms

All synonyms

unaccompaniedabandonedalienatedalonealoofapart

Example

More examples

"Our trip was unattended by adventures."

Etymology

From un- + attended.

Related phrases

unattended installation

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