UNPROTECTED

Pronunciation (US): (GB):

Meaning:

Lacking protection or defense

Classified under:

Adjectives

Similar:

exposed; open (with no protection or shield)

defenseless; naked (having no protecting or concealing cover)

unshielded ((used especially of machinery) not protected by a shield)

Also:

insecure; unsafe (lacking in security or safety)

susceptible ((often followed by 'of' or 'to') yielding readily to or capable of)

vulnerable (susceptible to attack)

Antonym:

protected (kept safe or defended from danger or injury or loss)

Derivation:

unprotectedness (the property of being helpless in the face of attack)