unattended

Examples

• All

• Do not leave your children unattended.

  Ice Age: The Meltdown (2006)

• If left unattended, these issues have the potential to evolve into serious crises.

  Academic text (2008)

• Please think about this: where in the community could an unattended child go besides the library?

  Blog text (16)

• Please do not leave your bags unattended.

  Adoration (2009)

• I have an appointment, and I can't leave you here unattended.

  Just Like Heaven (2005)

• Crops like beans, corn, and onions could survive unattended for short periods of time.

  Academic text (2003)

• Now, empty of patrons and unattended, it had somewhat the aspect of a tomb.

  Fiction book (1991)

• Although mistakes are expected to occur in learning, unattended errors are likely to lead to later misconceptions in math.

  Academic text (2012)

• They never could've dreamed they would one day casually travel to Europe together, unsupervised and unattended.

  Vox Lux (2018)

• Do not leave your personal items unattended in public places.

Synonyms

U

unsupervised

vsunattended

21 4.2

Not watched by an adult or person in charge

is more general, adding absence of care as well as supervision

U

unguarded

vsunattended

11 5.2

Not watched or protected so someone can take it

is broader, not only about protection but also care and watching

U

untended

vsunattended

3 4.9

Not given care, like a garden

adds the idea of missing observation or supervision as well

U

unobserved

vsunattended

3 5.2

Not seen or noticed by anyone

covers not being seen but also not being cared for or supervised

U

unchaperoned

vsunattended

3 7.0

Alone without an adult to watch or guide them

is broader, applying to being left without attention or care

U

unmonitored

vsunattended

2 4.6

No one watches or checks it

is similar but also includes lack of care or attention generally

L

left to one's own devices

vsunattended

1 7.1

Alone without help or someone watching, a person must take care of themselves

implies being left without attention but often with self-reliance rather than neglect

U

unwatched

vsunattended

1 3.9

Without anyone watching or looking after it

is broader, covering lack of watching, care, or supervision

U

uncared-for

vsunattended

1 4.2

Not looked after and left in bad condition

is similar but emphasizes absence of watching as well as care

U

uncared

vsunattended

1 5.5

Not looked after and left in bad condition

is the broader state of being left without watching or care

L

left to their own devices

vsunattended

1 6.9

Can act without supervision and decide what to do

can mean lack of attention too but often stresses permitted independence

N

neglected

vsunattended

3.7

Not cared for or looked after so it becomes damaged

focuses more generally on any lack of attention or supervision

U

unhandled

vsunattended

3.9

A task or problem that no one has dealt with yet

is about being left without watching or caring, not only handling

U

unpatrolled

vsunattended

6.5

An area without guards or patrols watching it

is more general, including absence of personal care or supervision

Antonyms

A

attended

3.5

A place or person with someone there to watch and help

S

supervised

3.4

Under the watch and control of a responsible person

How Unattended

abandoned

6.5

neglected

3.7

ignored

1.6

unattended

22 3.6

overlooked

4.0

Surface Forms

Morphology

Etymology