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unprotected - 12 thesaurus results
| Main Entry: | unprotected |
| Part of Speech: | adjective |
| Definition: | defenseless |
| Synonyms: | caught, endangered, exposed, helpless, indefensible, naked*, open, out on a limb*, powerless, unarmed, unguarded, unsafe, vulnerable, weak, in the line of fire, like a sitting duck, pregnable, wide open |
* = informal/non-formal usage
| Main Entry: | defenseless |
| Part of Speech: | adjective |
| Definition: | powerless, vulnerable |
| Synonyms: | caught, endangered, exposed, helpless, indefensible, naked*, open, poor, unarmed, unguarded, unprotected, weak, hands tied, in line of fire, like a clay pigeon, like a sitting duck, on the line, on the spot, out on limb, pigeon*, up the creek, wide open |
| Antonyms: | powerful, strong |
* = informal/non-formal usage
| Main Entry: | helpless |
| Part of Speech: | adjective |
| Definition: | incapable, incompetent; vulnerable |
| Synonyms: | abandoned, debilitated, defenseless, dependent, destitute, disabled, exposed, feeble, forlorn, forsaken, friendless, impotent, inefficient, inexpert, infirm, invalid, over a barrel*, paralyzed, powerless, prostrate, shiftless, unable, unfit, unprotected, weak, basket-case, handcuffed, pinned, tapped, tapped out, up creek without paddle, with hands tied |
| Antonyms: | able, capable, competent, enterprising, independent, resourceful, skilled, strong |
* = informal/non-formal usage
| Main Entry: | unarmed |
| Part of Speech: | adjective |
| Definition: | disarmed |
| Synonyms: | exposed, helpless, indefensible, naked*, open, powerless, unguarded, unprotected, vulnerable, hands tied, like a sitting duck, unshielded, weaponless, wide open |
* = informal/non-formal usage
| Main Entry: | uncovered |
| Part of Speech: | adjective |
| Definition: | exposed |
| Synonyms: | bare, caught, discovered, naked, nude, shown, stripped, unconcealed, unprotected, visible, vulnerable, weakened, brought to light, disclosed, divulged, dug up, found out, laid bare, made public, on display, on view, revealed, solved, unmasked, unveiled |
| Main Entry: | vulnerable |
| Part of Speech: | adjective |
| Definition: | open to attack |
| Synonyms: | accessible, assailable, defenseless, exposed, liable, naked, out on a limb*, ready, sensitive, sitting duck*, sucker, susceptible, tender, thin-skinned*, unguarded, unprotected, unsafe, weak, on the line, on the spot, wide open |
| Antonyms: | closed, guarded, protected, safe, secure |
* = informal/non-formal usage
| Main Entry: | threatened |
| Part of Speech: | adjective |
| Definition: | endangered |
| Synonyms: | exposed, unprotected, unsafe, vulnerable, warned, imperiled, in danger, jeopardized |
| Antonyms: | invulnerable, protected, safe |
| Main Entry: | exposed |
| Part of Speech: | adjective |
| Definition: | made public |
| Synonyms: | apparent, bare, caught, clear, discovered, evident, exhibited, manifest, naked, open, shown, stripped, unconcealed, uncovered, unprotected, unsheltered, visible, bared, brought to light, debunked, defined, denuded, disclosed, divulged, dug up, for show, found out, laid bare, made manifest, on display, on the spot, on view, peeled, resolved, revealed, solved, unhidden, unmasked, unsealed, unveiled |
| Antonyms: | concealed, guarded, private, protected, secret |
| Main Entry: | naked |
| Part of Speech: | adjective |
| Definition: | without covering |
| Synonyms: | au naturel, bald, bare, barren, defenseless, exposed, helpless, natural, nude, open, raw, stripped, threadbare, unconcealed, uncovered, undressed, unprotected, vulnerable, bare-skinned, bared, denuded, disrobed, divested, in birthday suit, in dishabille, in the altogether, in the buff, in the raw, leafless, peeled, stark-naked, unclad, unclothed, undraped, unveiled, without a stitch |
| Antonyms: | clothed |
| Main Entry: | exposed |
| Part of Speech: | adjective |
| Definition: | in danger |
| Synonyms: | accessible, liable, open, prone, sensitive, subject, susceptible, threatened, unguarded, unprotected, vulnerable, in peril, laid bare, laid open, left open, menaced |
| Antonyms: | guarded, protected, safe, sheltered, shielded |
| Main Entry: | insecure |
| Part of Speech: | adjective |
| Definition: | dangerous, precarious |
| Synonyms: | defenseless, exposed, frail, hazardous, immature, insubstantial, loose, perilous, rickety, rocky, shaky, unguarded, unprotected, unreliable, unsafe, unsound, unstable, unsteady, vacillating, vulnerable, wavering, weak, wobbly, fluctuant, open to attack, rootless, unshielded |
| Antonyms: | guarded, protected, safe, secure, sound |
| Main Entry: | weak |
| Part of Speech: | adjective |
| Definition: | exposed, vulnerable |
| Synonyms: | accessible, assailable, defenseless, helpless, indefensible, unguarded, unprotected, unsafe, untenable, wide-open*, woundable |
| Antonyms: | guarded, protected, safe, secure |
* = informal/non-formal usage
Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition
Copyright © 2009 by the Philip Lief Group.
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Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition
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