unaided

adverb

Definition of unaidednext
as in independently
without aid or support took pictures of the first time that the baby was able to walk unaided

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Recent Examples of Synonyms for unaided
  1. independently
  2. alone
Adverb
  • The president said at the time that her office had been unaware that state officials in Chihuahua and the US government were collaborating independently.
    — Mauricio Torres, CNN Money, 18 Oct. 2026
  • County commissioners have a responsibility to independently examine the recommendations before committing funds.
    — Letters to the Editor, The Orlando Sentinel, 18 Oct. 2026
Definition of independently
Adverb
  • Leo presided alone over the liturgy, distributing Communion to medical personnel and Vatican gendarmes present, Vatican spokesman Matteo Bruni said.
    — Arkansas Online, Arkansas Online, 17 Oct. 2026
  • North Korea’s public announcements alone do not establish how successfully these capabilities could be employed in an actual conflict.
    — Prabhat Ranjan Mishra, Interesting Engineering, 16 Oct. 2026
Definition of alone
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“Unaided.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/unaided. Accessed 20 Oct. 2026.

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