unprotected
adjective
un·pro·tect·ed
ˌən-prə-ˈtek-təd 
1
: lacking protection or defense
unprotected troops
skin unprotected from the sun's rays
2
: performed without the use of birth control to prevent pregnancy
also
: performed without the use of a condom to prevent spread of sexually transmitted disease
unprotected sex
Examples of unprotected in a Sentence
They're planning to build roads over thousands of acres of unprotected land.
If your computer is unprotected, you're likely to get a virus.
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For now, critics say the public remains uninformed—and potentially unprotected.
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Nicholas Creel, MSNBC Newsweek, 18 Apr. 2025
This is a standard precaution to prevent other hackers from exploiting the flaw, while some users are still unprotected.
—Kurt Knutsson, Cyberguy Report, FOXNews.com, 1 Apr. 2025
The bank remains unprotected by any major binding treaties largely due to an anemia of political will by national authorities and a profits-now, costs-later outlook of fishing interests.
—Ian Urbina, Los Angeles Times, 28 Mar. 2025
Wolves do occasionally kill livestock, especially livestock unprotected by fences and guard dogs.
—Ted Williams, Denver Post, 26 Mar. 2025
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Nicholas Creel, MSNBC Newsweek, 18 Apr. 2025
This is a standard precaution to prevent other hackers from exploiting the flaw, while some users are still unprotected.
—Kurt Knutsson, Cyberguy Report, FOXNews.com, 1 Apr. 2025
The bank remains unprotected by any major binding treaties largely due to an anemia of political will by national authorities and a profits-now, costs-later outlook of fishing interests.
—Ian Urbina, Los Angeles Times, 28 Mar. 2025
Wolves do occasionally kill livestock, especially livestock unprotected by fences and guard dogs.
—Ted Williams, Denver Post, 26 Mar. 2025
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“Unprotected.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/unprotected. Accessed 23 Apr. 2025.
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unprotected
adjective
un·pro·tect·ed
ˌən-prə-ˈtek-təd
1
: lacking protection or defense
unprotected troops
skin unprotected from the sun's rays
2
: performed without the use of birth control to prevent pregnancy
also
: performed without the use of a condom to prevent the spread of a sexually transmitted disease
unprotected sex
Medical Definition
unprotected
adjective
un·pro·tect·ed
-prə-ˈtek-təd
: not protected
especially
: performed without measures to prevent pregnancy or sexually transmitted disease
unprotected sexual intercourse
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