UNATTENDED Synonyms: 59 Similar and Opposite Words

unattended

adjective

as in alone

not under someone's care or watch Do not leave your child unattended. Many forest fires are caused by campfires left unattended.

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Recent Examples of unattended Dogs can’t be left unattended in the room or anywhere on the property. —

Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 17 Apr. 2026 How to clean a humidifier using hydrogen peroxide When left unattended for too long, the water reserve of humidifiers is essentially stagnant water, which is essentially a party for breeding bacteria, mold, and biofilms. —

Terri Williams, Architectural Digest, 16 Apr. 2026 Patterson is then accused of stealing a nearby pickup truck that had been left running and unattended and driving to Cobb County. —

Dan Raby, CBS News, 16 Apr. 2026 Lusine waved us into an unattended shack, sheltered by tarp walls housing half-a-dozen of these works in progress. —

Marlise Kast-Myers, Boston Herald, 12 Apr. 2026 See All Example Sentences for unattended

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Thus far, then, the first third of 2026 alone accounts for around 28% of all airspace violations since 2022, 23% of incidents of fragment discovery, nearly 34% of all air policing missions and 27% of attacks close to Romania's border.

— David Brennan, ABC News, 2 May 2026
That’s why looking at birthrates alone to predict the capacity needs of pediatric hospitals isn’t enough, Quiroga said.

— Suzanne King, Kansas City Star, 2 May 2026