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unarmed

DEFINITIONS OF: unarmed

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adj (used of persons or the military) not having or using arms

“went alone and unarmed
unarmed peasants were shot down”
unarmed vehicles”
Synonyms
barehanded
with bare hands
clean
not carrying concealed weapons
defenceless, defenseless
lacking weapons for self-defense
weaponless
without a weapon
Antonyms:
armed
(used of persons or the military) characterized by having or bearing arms
equipped, weaponed
carrying weapons
light-armed
armed with light equipment and weapons
militarised, militarized
issued military arms
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adj (used of plants or animals) lacking barbs or stings or thorns

Synonyms
spineless, thornless
lacking thorns
Antonyms:
armed
(used of plants and animals) furnished with bristles and thorns
barbed, barbellate, briary, briery, bristled, bristly, burred, burry, prickly, setaceous, setose, spiny, thorny
having or covered with protective barbs or quills or spines or thorns or setae etc.
bristlelike
resembling a bristle
brushlike
resembling a brush
thistlelike
resembling a thistle
clawed, taloned
(of predatory animals) armed with claws or talons
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