UNSCREENED Synonyms: 28 Similar and Opposite Words

unscreened

adjective

Definition of unscreened

as in unprotected

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Recent Examples of unscreened More than 20 million eligible Americans remain unscreened. — Dr. Ari Goldstein, ABC News, 27 May 2026 Gustavsson settled in a little after that, but the third goal was an unscreened shot from the slot by Nicolas Roy, giving Colorado a 3-1 lead one minute into the second period. — Michael Russo, New York Times, 6 May 2026 Open unscreened windows pose a real danger to pets, who often fall out of them. — Katie Wiseman, IndyStar, 23 June 2025 What shots the Panthers managed on Calvin Pickard came unscreened and from Plantation. — Jordan McPherson, Miami Herald, 13 June 2025 See All Example Sentences for unscreened

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But after being left unprotected from the expansion process in June, Jenner signed a three-year contract with Hamilton.

— Hailey Salvian, New York Times, 2 Oct. 2026
As a result of these changes, species are still listed on paper as endangered but are largely unprotected.

— Timothy Randhir, The Conversation, 1 Oct. 2026

Definition of unprotected

Adjective

The father of an 11-year-old who was shot by a sibling with an unsecured gun on Wednesday on Detroit's west side is in custody, police said.

— Heath Kalb, CBS News, 8 Oct. 2026
Several crew members walked off that South Carolina set over labor issues, shortly before Majors and co-star JC Kilcoyne fell through an unsecured glass window.

— Matt Grobar, Deadline, 6 Oct. 2026

Definition of unsecured

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But even as she and Tabitha are drawn into such dalliances and then bruised by them, the movie is less interested in passing judgment than in conjuring the freshman thrill of being young, curious and unguarded.

— Natalia Winkelman, Variety, 20 Sep. 2026
His answers were genuine and unguarded, dating from a kind of prelapsarian moment before publicists trained their clients to discuss race in blandly celebratory ways, if at all.

— E. Alex Jung, Vulture, 8 Sep. 2026

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