unaided

adjective

un·​aid·​ed ˌən-ˈā-dəd 

: not provided with help or assistance

a star that is visible to the unaided eye [=that can be seen without a telescope or binoculars]

: not aided or assisted

paid for her education unaided by her parents

… he walks unaided except for a simple wooden cane.

—Kate Coyne

Examples of unaided in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web

Rods can’t detect color but are good at registering low levels of light (which is why the faint light from most stars looks white to the unaided eye). —Phil Plait, Scientific American, 13 Mar. 2025

Mercury is expected to join the other planets in being visible to the unaided eye by Friday, Feb. 28. —Eric Lagatta, USA TODAY, 26 Feb. 2025

The pair will be easily visible to the unaided eye, and will be close enough to see together in binoculars. —Brett Tingley, Space.com, 9 Feb. 2025

While those four planets are bright enough to be seen by the unaided eye, spotting Uranus and Neptune requires a pair of binoculars or a telescope. —Samantha Mathewson, Space.com, 24 Jan. 2025

Word History

First Known Use

1667, in the meaning defined above

Rhymes for unaided

• abraded
• arcaded
• blockaded
• brocaded
• cascaded
• degraded
• dissuaded
• downgraded
• evaded
• invaded
• paraded
• persuaded