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Synonyms for unarmed
ʌnˈɑrmdun·armed
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Princeton's WordNet
unarmedadjective
(used of persons or the military) not having or using arms
"went alone and unarmed"; "unarmed peasants were shot down"; "unarmed vehicles"
Antonyms:
militarised, briery, thorny, thistlelike, setaceous, brushlike, setose, bristled, light-armed, bristly, clawed, bristlelike, burred, equipped, taloned, barbellate, armed, prickly, weaponed, barbed, burry, spiny, briary, militarizedunarmedadjective
(used of plants or animals) lacking barbs or stings or thorns
Antonyms:
armed, thorny, briary, barbellate, bristlelike, brushlike, light-armed, militarised, prickly, bristled, weaponed, bristly, equipped, burry, spiny, briery, clawed, setose, taloned, militarized, barbed, thistlelike, setaceous, burred
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unarmedadjective
Synonyms:
defenceless, naked, unprotected, unguarded
Synonyms, Antonyms & Associated Words
unarmedadjective
Synonyms:
defenseless, unguarded, unprotected
PPDB, the paraphrase database
List of paraphrases for "unarmed":
disarmed, defenceless, defenseless, armless, unset, helpless, weapon-free
Words popularity by usage frequency
ranking | word | |
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#19578 | helpless | |
#25785 | unset | |
#35434 | unarmed | |
#60131 | disarmed | |
#61459 | defenseless | |
#103593 | armless | |
#107376 | defenceless |
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Hennepin County Judge Regina Chu:
This is not a cop found guilty of murder for using his knee to pin down a person for nine minutes as he gasped for air, this is not a cop found guilty of manslaughter for intentionally drawing his firearm and shooting across his partner to kill an unarmed woman as she approached his car. This is a cop who made a tragic mistake. She drew her firearm thinking it was a Taser, and ended up killing a young man.
We rely on officers to follow their training and to deescalate situations; instead, in just eight minutes, Officer Cha elevated a nonviolent encounter to one that took Sean Moore’s life. Sean Moore was unarmed and at his own home when Officer Cha shot him twice.
What he'd done, ain't no way right, but to shoot an unarmed man? You're a police officer, you're trained to take down men with your hands. You have your Tasers, you have your clubs, whatever there is. Unarmed, a 19-year-old -- and you shoot to kill?
I want to join in those who are calling for greater security at our recruiting centers and military installations, we’ve had numerous instances of attacks. Clearly, they are a target, and for us to have unarmed military personnel makes no sense.
The video clearly shows that Rubén García Villalpando was shot while unarmed with his hands in the air by this officer, it once again shows that there is a double standard of justice in America. Again we see an unarmed individual shot by a police officer who gets away with murder.
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