unattended
/ʌnəˈtɛndɪd
/adjective
1Not noticed or dealt with: her behaviour went unnoticed and unattended to...
- Melodies are left unattended to wither and die in the heat of the lights, and perish they almost inevitably do.
- Have we ever looked at human lives and felt our hearts break, not because of the sins committed but because of the potential left unattended?
- It was a terrible situation that eventually could prove fatal if left unattended, at least in her situation.
Synonyms
ignored, disregarded, neglected, passed over, forgotten, forsaken, abandoned, left
2Not supervised or looked after: it is not acceptable for parents to leave children unattended at that age an unattended vehicle...
- The thief struck in Brayton Lane at about 11.40 am yesterday when the driver left the van unattended to deliver a package.
- Never leave handbag unattended in shopping trolleys or dangling from pushchairs/wheelchair handles
- Never leave a hot stove, space heater or lit candles unattended.
Synonyms
unguarded, unwatched, by itself, alone, left alone, on its own, solitary, solo
Rhymes
- birthday book
- birthday boy
- birthday cake
- birthday girl
- Birthday Honours
- birth defect
- birther
- birth family
- birth father
- birthing
- birthing center
- birthing pool
- birthing room
- birthmark
- birth mother
- birth parent
- birth partner
- birth pill
- birthplace
- birth rate
- birthright
- birthright citizenship
- birth sex
- birth sign
- birthstain