Meaning | (used of persons or the military) not having or using arms. |
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Examples | - "went alone and unarmed"
- "unarmed peasants were shot down"
- "unarmed vehicles"
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Category | military, armed forces, armed services, military machine, war machine | The military forces of a nation |
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Narrower | barehanded | With bare hands |
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clean | not carrying concealed weapons |
defenseless, defenceless | lacking weapons for self-defense |
weaponless | Without a weapon |
Opposite | armed | (used of persons or the military) characterized by having or bearing arms |
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Spanish | desarmado |
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Catalan | desarmat |
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