unwatched

Examples

• All

• I could only imagine what one of my sword-fight-loving boys would do if left unwatched with a pair of scissors available.

  Blog text (27)

• You can leave it in the temple, which will be left unguarded and unwatched.

  Midsommar (2019)

• Inside their houses, the unwatched television sets screamed, "Danger! Danger!"

  Fiction book (1990)

• My first reaction to the video camera shots in the movie was that this director is adding a sense of no privacy and that no one goes unwatched.

  Blog text (30)

• The cake was left unwatched on the counter, and the dog quickly took advantage.

• The garden had become overgrown because it had been unwatched for months.

Synonyms

U

unattended

vsunwatched

22 3.6

Left without anyone watching or caring for them

emphasises absence of watching or supervision as well as care

U

unsupervised

vsunwatched

21 4.2

Not watched by an adult or person in charge

is broader, covering any lack of observation or care rather than authority only

U

unguarded

vsunwatched

11 5.2

Not watched or protected so someone can take it

focuses more on absence of watching or care rather than physical protection

U

unobserved

vsunwatched

3 5.2

Not seen or noticed by anyone

is about being left without supervision or care as well as unseen

U

unchaperoned

vsunwatched

3 7.0

Alone without an adult to watch or guide them

is more general, meaning no one observes or looks after in any role

U

untended

vsunwatched

3 4.9

Not given care, like a garden

focuses on lack of watching or supervision rather than just maintenance

U

unmonitored

vsunwatched

2 4.6

No one watches or checks it

is the general idea of not being observed or looked after

U

unwitnessed

vsunwatched

1 6.7

Not seen by any person, so hard to prove in court

covers the same lack of observers but also absence of care or supervision

U

uncared-for

vsunwatched

1 4.2

Not looked after and left in bad condition

can be similar but the key also covers short-term absence of observers

U

uncared

vsunwatched

1 5.5

Not looked after and left in bad condition

focuses more narrowly on care absence rather than lack of observation

U

unpoliced

vsunwatched

1 6.6

No authorities watch or control it

is broader, applying to any lack of observation or looking after

U

unviewed

vsunwatched

6.4

No one has seen it

includes not being observed but also not being cared for or supervised

W

watchless

vsunwatched

• Archaic

8.1

Not being seen or guarded so people can enter unnoticed

is similar but also stresses lack of everyday care or oversight

U

unpatrolled

vsunwatched

6.5

An area without guards or patrols watching it

is wider, meaning no one watches or looks after it in general

N

neglected

vsunwatched

3.7

Not cared for or looked after so it becomes damaged

isn't limited to long neglect and can mean simply unobserved or unsupervised

U

unlooked

vsunwatched

• Archaic

9.9

Not seen or noticed

is broader, adding absence of supervision or looking after to being unseen

U

unglimpsed

vsunwatched

9.9

Not seen or noticed by anyone

refers more generally to being left without observers or caretakers rather than a brief miss

How Watched

unattended

22 3.6

unwatched

1 3.9

unobserved

3 5.2

Surface Forms

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