unsupervised

adjective

un·​su·​per·​vised ˌən-ˈsü-pər-ˌvīzd 

: not watched or overseen by someone in authority : not supervised

unsupervised teenagers

an unsupervised visit

Examples of unsupervised in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web

In the filing, the plaintiff claims that the inappropriate behavior began in November 2004, when Henry drove her, unsupervised, from the Bronx to Queens twice a week for club volleyball practices. —Toria Sheffield, People.com, 24 Feb. 2025

While the parents rally the community, unsupervised children make reckless choices, and tragedy unfolds. —Jamie Lang, Variety, 14 Feb. 2025

What Your Child Needs To Know by 5, 10 And 15, According To Experts By Darlin Tillery Life & Trends Reporter 0 An employee's unconventional way to stop a group of unsupervised children from running wild in the aisles has sparked applause across the internet. —Dan Perry, Newsweek, 31 Jan. 2025

Any cat that spends unsupervised time outdoors is at risk of catching bird flu, warns Dr. Michael Q. Bailey, the president-elect of the American Veterinary Medical Association. —Sarah Boden, NPR, 22 Jan. 2025

Word History

First Known Use

1899, in the meaning defined above

Phrases Containing unsupervised

• unsupervised machine learning

Rhymes for unsupervised

• americanized
• anathematized
• collateralized
• contextualized
• conventionalized
• demilitarized
• demineralized
• departmentalized
• industrialised
• industrialized
• materialised
• materialized