unmanned 1 of 2

adjective

Definition of unmannednext
as in unnerved

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verb

past tense of unman
1
as in paralyzed
to deprive of courage or confidence the near crash of the airliner was a completely unmanning experience for the passengers

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2
as in discouraged
to lessen the courage or confidence of players who wouldn't let themselves be unmanned by the loss of a single game

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Recent Examples of unmanned
Adjective
The package expands the Air Force’s layered defenses against small unmanned aircraft. — Aamir Khollam, Interesting Engineering, 7 July 2026 While the focus for now remains on small unmanned vehicles, the researchers hope to eventually simplify their findings enough to apply them to larger aircraft too. — New Atlas, 2 July 2026 Many organizations are investing heavily in offensive unmanned systems while underinvesting in survivability against them. — Bill Edwards, Forbes.com, 29 June 2026 See All Example Sentences for unmanned
Recent Examples of Synonyms for unmanned
  1. unnerved
  2. paralyzed
  3. discouraged
  4. undone
  5. frightened
  6. frustrated
  7. exhausted
  8. scared
Adjective
  • The China Lake Naval Air Weapons Station, the Navy’s largest base for developing and testing weapons of warfare, suffered billions of dollars in damage, and the fact that the second quake was scarier than the first unnerved many Californians.
    — Los Angeles Times, Los Angeles Times, 26 June 2026
  • David Rubenstein, the son of a Baltimore postal worker, was frustrated in a Washington law firm when he was both inspired by a wildly successful leveraged buyout and unnerved by a book that claimed the odds of successfully starting a company plummets after 37.
    — Diane Brady, Fortune, 24 June 2026
Definition of unnerved
Verb
  • The artisanal-fishing industry had been all but paralyzed by high gas prices since the closure of the Strait of Hormuz; a large number of vessels were anchored close to shore.
    — Will Freeman, New Yorker, 30 June 2026
  • The 11-year-old was diagnosed with an aggressive spinal tumor at the age of three and is paralyzed from the waist down.
    — Taijuan Moorman, USA Today, 29 June 2026
Definition of paralyzed
Verb
  • Professors are discouraged from assigning books, supposedly in order to lower students’ financial burden, even as the school has raised various other fees.
    — Ann Manov, Harpers Magazine, 30 June 2026
  • They weren’t discouraged by the full sun above or the extensive bodies in line ahead.
    — Douglas Hanks, Miami Herald, 28 June 2026
Definition of discouraged
Adjective
  • The undone to-do list has become a social occasion.
    — Hanna Wickes, Miami Herald, 26 June 2026
  • Here's a looser, more undone example.
    — Emily Kelleher, InStyle, 24 June 2026
Definition of undone
Verb
  • At the time of writing, as the Marine Traffic map shows, tanker traffic is barely moving through the Strait, and many ships, unable to obtain insurance or with their owners frightened at the level of risk involved, are refusing to advance.
    — Ariel Cohen, Forbes.com, 2 July 2026
  • But because the president has frightened Congress, Congress doesn’t raise its voice when the president puts his Albert Speer–like building project, or intends to, on Congress’s land.
    — David Frum, The Atlantic, 1 July 2026
Definition of frightened
Verb
  • Some women are frustrated, worried they are being left behind.
    — Laura Trujillo, USA Today, 30 June 2026
  • Yet from No Child Left Behind through the push for the Common Core into today’s zeal for science of reading, policy leaders are frustrated that the version of policy that occurs in the classroom does not match their vision.
    — Peter Greene, Forbes.com, 30 June 2026
Definition of frustrated
Adjective
  • But Eustaquio moved — likely exhausted — in union with his team towards South Africa’s box.
    — Joshua Kloke, New York Times, 29 June 2026
  • Back-to-back overnights left Greenwald exhausted and depressed.
    — Melanie Thernstrom, New Yorker, 29 June 2026
Definition of exhausted
Verb
  • Don’t be scared by his blue eyes.
    — Erin Jensen, USA Today, 26 June 2026
  • Lendeborg being 24 when camp opens rightly scared away some of the rebuilding teams picking ahead of Golden State, especially in concert with his iffy outside shot.
    — John Hollinger, New York Times, 25 June 2026
Definition of scared

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“Unmanned.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/unmanned. Accessed 7 Jul. 2026.

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