Synonyms of undefended

undefended

adjective

ˌən-di-ˈfen-dəd 

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as in vulnerable

lacking protection from danger or resistance against attack

the cowardly soldiers fled, leaving the palace undefended

Synonyms & Similar Words

• vulnerable
• helpless
• susceptible
• unprotected
• defenseless
• unguarded
• exposed
• unarmed
• indefensible
• unresistant
• unsafe
• in the lurch
• untenable
• passive
• weak
• overcome
• feeble
• uncovered
• abandoned
• disarmed
• preyed (on or upon)
• resistless
• high and dry
• marooned
• frail

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• protected
• resistant
• defensible
• secure
• safe
• sheltered
• armed
• covered
• fortified
• invulnerable
• guarded
• armored
• shielded
• immune
• screened
• impregnable
• strong
• impenetrable
• invincible
• unassailable
• omnipotent
• unconquerable
• unbeatable
• almighty

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of undefended

In the north, Darwin was facing near-weekly bombing raids from Japanese bases on Timor and surrounding islands, and thousands of miles of tropical coastline were uninhabited and undefended. —Tony Perrottet, Smithsonian Magazine, 3 Sep. 2024

The whine of mosquitoes probing for just one millimeter of flesh undefended by DEET was constant, set off by a counterpoint buzz of horseflies circling my head. —Rusty Foster, Washington Post, 23 July 2024

Finally, the extensive, rugged border between China and India will always furnish undefended areas that provide fertile ground for territory grabs. —Dan Altman, Foreign Affairs, 24 Sep. 2021

Public tolerance of inaccurate and undefended allegations, non sequiturs in response to hard questions and outright denials of facts are shockingly high. —Kathleen Higgins, Scientific American, 5 Dec. 2016