unmedicated

adjective

un·​med·​i·​cat·​ed ˌən-ˈme-də-ˌkā-təd How to pronounce unmedicated (audio)
: not medicated : not treated with or involving the use of medication
unmedicated patients
unmedicated childbirth

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Her family believes Small was likely unmedicated and had an episode before being killed. — Jade Jackson, IndyStar, 16 July 2025 After an unmedicated natural birth, Swingler had her skin-to-skin time with baby Parker before the nurses took her to measure her weight and height. — Ron Estes, MSNBC Newsweek, 31 Mar. 2025 The participants were unmedicated prior to treatment, age 27 on average and mostly female. — Kristen Rogers, CNN Money, 12 Oct. 2025 What followed was a trip to my doctor’s office for a medically necessary, unmedicated dilation and curettage procedure to remove any tissue remaining in my uterus, and a wheelchair carting me back to the car. — Jessica Zucker, Condé Nast Traveler, 9 Sep. 2020 See All Example Sentences for unmedicated

Word History

First Known Use

1703, in the meaning defined above

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The first known use of unmedicated was in 1703

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“Unmedicated.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/unmedicated. Accessed 7 Jul. 2026.

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