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unarmored

unarmored

1 6.7
Not wearing metal plates or a hard cover for protection
  • adjective
  • /ʌnˈɑrmərd/
  • US
translation icon : desprotegido
  • The team opted for an unarmored approach to transport their supplies, risking exposure to potential threats.
  • unarmored Humvee
  • unarmored car
  • unarmored vehicles

Examples

  • The more formidable vessel was the CSS Albemarle, an armored ram, which was more than a match for any of the unarmored Union gunboats the ram was designed to take on.

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  • But so we're in an unarmored, unmarked, marked keyword supercar.

  • Often they considered unarmored and well as armored fighting, mounted as well as on foot.

  • Previously, the standard procedure involved unarmored vehicles with unarmed escorts.

    Academic text (2016)
  • But there was plenty of threat in the creature's actions as it raised a double-pronged spear and aimed it at the unarmored princess.

    Fiction book (1992)
  • Quickly, the princess scrambled away as the unarmored halfling lunged between her and the horrible, devouring monster.

    Fiction book (1992)
  • The bad thing about the FBI technique is that it's best done when you're wearing body armor. The light is center mass, so for me it would attract bullets towards my most protected area. Unarmored, it's attracting bullets straight to your vitals.

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  • Militants abducted Norgrove and three Afghan colleagues on Sept. 26 as they drove in two unarmored cars through Kunar province, which borders Pakistan.

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  • The soldiers traveled in an unarmored vehicle, making them vulnerable to attacks.

  • During the battle, the unarmored truck was easily targeted by enemy fire.

Synonyms

unprotected
vsunarmored
28 2.9

Not safe from harm

refers specifically to lacking heavy protective combat covering
unshielded
vsunarmored
  • Specialized
1 6.6

Not covered or protected, for example a wire without a metal case

means lacking heavy protective combat covering rather than equipment guards
uncoated
vsunarmored
  • Specialized
1 4.2

Without a thin layer of another material on it

is about missing heavy battle protection rather than lacking a surface layer
unsheathed
vsunarmored
7.2

A thing without a cover that is exposed to harm

denotes absence of heavy battle protection rather than just outer cover
unjacketed
vsunarmored
6.9

Has no protective cover, like wires or bullets

signifies lack of heavy battle protection rather than only an outer layer
uncovered
vsunarmored
  • NSFW
1.9

Not wearing clothes on a part of the body

focuses on missing heavy battle protection rather than clothing exposure
exposed
vsunarmored
1.8

Not covered by clothes and showing skin

means lacking heavy battle protection rather than ordinary exposure
coverless
vsunarmored
4.7

A thing with no cover or lid that lets you see what is inside

refers to missing heavy battle protection rather than just a missing lid
unplated
vsunarmored
6.7

Objects without a thin metal coating to protect them

means absence of heavy battle protection rather than only missing metal cover

Antonyms

armored
  • US
276 4.4

Protected by strong metal or thick plates to stop bullets

shielded
  • Specialized
4.4

Covered by a case or layer to protect it from damage

How Armored

armored
  • US
276 4.4
lightly armored
  • Specialized
6.7
unarmored
  • US
1 6.7
exposed
1 3.4

Surface Forms

unarmored positive

Morphology

unarmored = armored (transparent) = un + armor + ed

The negative prefix 'un-' straightforwardly negates the adjective 'armored' to mean 'not protected by armor'.

Etymology

Unarmored is made from the prefix un- meaning 'not' and armor meaning a 'protective covering', like the metal a knight wears. So unarmored means 'not protected by armor', which is why someone or something unarmored is open to harm.