unassisted

C1
US /ˌənəˈsɪstɪd/
adj adv Freq #70758

Meanings

  1. 1
    adj

    Not assisted; without assistance

    Moran did not support these women, nor did she believe that women should catch their own babies in an unassisted birth.

  2. 2
    adv

    Without assistance.

    Imagine if children never got any feedback, such as praise and encouragement, as they learnt to walk and only received it when they could walk unassisted.

  3. 3
    adj

    unsupported by other people

  4. 4
    adj

    lacking help

Etymology

From un- + assisted.

Thesaurus

Synonyms
2 adv · without assistance. unassistedly
3 adj · unsupported by other people single-handed

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