UNARMED Synonyms: 48 Similar and Opposite Words

unarmed

adjective

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Recent Examples of unarmed Prosecutors ultimately alleged that Kathryn, Grist and Ellis had lured an unarmed Matthew to the home and that a knife was placed in his hand afterward to make the shooting look like self-defense. — Samantha Stutsman, PEOPLE, 26 Sep. 2026 Cutting back and forth between the present and the past, each member of the unit reflects on a hostage situation turned ICE raid that went completely off track, leaving an unarmed civilian shot dead by Hondo’s hand. — Aramide Tinubu, Variety, 25 Sep. 2026 According to South Bend authorities, Notre Dame Police told them a male suspect was seen armed and reportedly pointing a gun at people, but when South Bend Police found a suspect matching their description, the person was unarmed. — Eric MacK, FOXNews.com, 20 Sep. 2026 Four years before Scott’s death, a neighborhood-watch volunteer in Florida had shot and killed Trayvon Martin, an unarmed 17-year-old boy with Skittles in his pockets. — Théoden Janes, Charlotte Observer, 17 Sep. 2026 See All Example Sentences for unarmed

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There’s also a big difference between active and passive screen time, researchers have found.

— Allison Parshall, Scientific American, 20 Oct. 2026
Avoid Managing The Stock Market Like A Startup Having a high-agency, active control attitude toward passive, public markets in which there is no operational impact is the largest gap.

— Expert Panel®, Forbes.com, 20 Oct. 2026

Definition of passive

Adjective

Sheffield is sticking to her campaign promise of helping Detroit's most vulnerable overcome homelessness.

— Alysia Burgio, CBS News, 29 July 2026
With themes of resilience, victory, and joy as a healing balm, Joy in the Belly of a Riot is a beautiful manifestation of how poetry has the power to heal and help one overcome pain.

— Lynnette Nicholas, Essence, 9 Oct. 2025

Definition of overcome

Adjective

In 1937, Foyles started the Right Book Club, a rather feeble counterweight to Victor Gollancz’s Left Book Club.

— Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 20 Oct. 2026
The probe’s landing gear is designed to absorb the energy of each landing to mitigate the risk of tipping over or bouncing back into space, a real concern with the feeble and uneven gravity field on Phobos.

— Stephen Clark, ArsTechnica, 20 Oct. 2026

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