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unwired

1 5.3

Not connected by wires and using wireless signals like Wi-Fi

adjective
/ʌnˈwaɪrd/

: inalámbrico

In an unwired workplace, employees use their laptops and smartphones without being tethered by cables.

Examples

A person, organization, firm, university, or country can be referred to as wired, or, then again, as unwired.

Academic text (1997)
In fact, our entire staff at Concentric is unwired, all by choice.

Fiction book (1999)
Photovoltaic technology is growing more popular as a means of distributed generation and as a source of power for the unwired world.

Academic text (2001)
With advances in technology, many homes are now completely unwired and connect to the internet wirelessly.
The shift towards an unwired lifestyle has led to more public spaces offering free Wi-Fi access.

Synonyms

wireless

vsunwired

160 3.9

Using radio signals instead of wires

names connections or devices without cables for communication purposes

untethered

vsunwired

6 6.7

Not tied to anything and able to move freely

refers to devices or systems not joined by cables for electronic connection

Antonyms

wired

87 3.7

Having electric or phone connections already installed

How Wired

hardwired

Specialized

3 7.3

wired

87 3.7

unwired

1 5.3

wireless

160 3.9

Surface Forms

unwired positive

Morphology

unwired = wired (transparent) = un + wire + ed

The prefix 'un-' clearly negates the adjective 'wired', making the meaning 'not wired'.

Etymology

Unwired comes from the parts un- ('not') and wire, a metal thread that carries electricity or messages. So an unwired café or speaker works 'without wires', often by Wi‑Fi or Bluetooth.