Unarmed
adjective
Not carrying or using any weapons.
The protesters were unarmed, but the police still used force.
Often appears as...
- unarmed civilians
- unarmed protest
adjective
In botany, a plant is called 'unarmed' if it does not have thorns, spines, or prickles.
This plant species is unarmed, making it safe for children to touch.
Often appears as...
- unarmed species
- unarmed plant
Usage tips
Technical
adjective
Not carrying or using any weapons.
The protesters were unarmed, but the police still used force.
Often appears as...
- unarmed civilians
- unarmed protest
adjective
In botany, a plant is called 'unarmed' if it does not have thorns, spines, or prickles.
This plant species is unarmed, making it safe for children to touch.
Often appears as...
- unarmed species
- unarmed plant
Usage tips
Technical
Definition 1 of 2
Pro Tip 1/3Peaceful Implication
When describing people as 'unarmed,' it implies they are not aggressive and possibly in a vulnerable position.
The villagers were unarmed and posed no threat.
Pro Tip 2/3Police Interactions
In reports of police actions, 'unarmed' emphasizes the subject was without weapons, which can affect public perception.
An unarmed man was shot by the police.
Pro Tip 3/3Conflict Description
In contexts of conflict, 'unarmed' specifics that there is no use of weapons, often implying a peaceful approach.
They maintained an unarmed stance during the disputes.
Pro Tip 1/3Peaceful Implication
When describing people as 'unarmed,' it implies they are not aggressive and possibly in a vulnerable position.
The villagers were unarmed and posed no threat.
Pro Tip 2/3Police Interactions
In reports of police actions, 'unarmed' emphasizes the subject was without weapons, which can affect public perception.
An unarmed man was shot by the police.
Pro Tip 3/3Conflict Description
In contexts of conflict, 'unarmed' specifics that there is no use of weapons, often implying a peaceful approach.
They maintained an unarmed stance during the disputes.
Pro Tip 1/3Peaceful Implication
When describing people as 'unarmed,' it implies they are not aggressive and possibly in a vulnerable position.
The villagers were unarmed and posed no threat.
Pro Tip 2/3Police Interactions
In reports of police actions, 'unarmed' emphasizes the subject was without weapons, which can affect public perception.
An unarmed man was shot by the police.
Pro Tip 3/3Conflict Description
In contexts of conflict, 'unarmed' specifics that there is no use of weapons, often implying a peaceful approach.
They maintained an unarmed stance during the disputes.
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Video examples
Four principles for the...
Revolution snipers associated with the regime were killing unarmed students in the street so the students would take their mobile devices take a picture triangulate the location send that picture to friendly military units who'd come in and take out the snipers you think that social media is
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Daniel Suarez: The kill...
of great uses for unarmed civilian environmental monitoring, search and rescue, logistics. If we have an international treaty on robotic weapons, how do we gain the benefits of autonomous drones and vehicles while still protecting ourselves against illegal robotic weapons?
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How to raise a Black son...
I've been thinking a lot about this lately, this idea of humanity, and specifically, who in this world is afforded the privilege of being perceived as fully human. Over the course of the past several months, the world has watched as unarmed black men, and women,
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Karima Bennoune: The...
is one of the most important and overlooked human rights struggles in the world. This remains true today, nearly 20 years later. You see, in every country where you hear about armed jihadis targeting civilians, there are also unarmed people
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What comes after...
of an innocent, unarmed human being; the overwhelming grief of a family; the total confusion as you try to absorb a new, hideous reality. Needless to say it brought my life to a crashing halt. One of the hardest things I've ever had to do
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Alice Goffman: How we're...
against unarmed black teenagers, and older, wealthier people -- some of you are here in the audience -- pumping big money into decarceration initiatives In a deeply divided Congress, the work of reforming our criminal justice system
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Verna Myers: How to...
unarmed, shot by a white police officer, laid on the ground dead, blood running for four hours while his grandmother and little children and his neighbors watched in horror, and I thought, here it is again.
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I Bought a Rain Forest,...
just trying to survive. And I was completely unarmed as a human being to do it. I had no idea what I was going to do. So, I went on a journey to find out the truth about the Amazon
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Mapping wilderness PIPE...
by a gala there are no foreigners here only by AE as by AE we enter that wilderness barefoot unarmed with minimal
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Kung Fu Dung Beetles PIPE...
in martial arts the versatile front limbs become crucial weapons in unarmed
Video examples
Four principles for the...
Revolution snipers associated with the regime were killing unarmed students in the street so the students would take their mobile devices take a picture triangulate the location send that picture to friendly military units who'd come in and take out the snipers you think that social media is
Video examples
Daniel Suarez: The kill...
of great uses for unarmed civilian environmental monitoring, search and rescue, logistics. If we have an international treaty on robotic weapons, how do we gain the benefits of autonomous drones and vehicles while still protecting ourselves against illegal robotic weapons?
Video examples
How to raise a Black son...
I've been thinking a lot about this lately, this idea of humanity, and specifically, who in this world is afforded the privilege of being perceived as fully human. Over the course of the past several months, the world has watched as unarmed black men, and women,
Video examples
Karima Bennoune: The...
is one of the most important and overlooked human rights struggles in the world. This remains true today, nearly 20 years later. You see, in every country where you hear about armed jihadis targeting civilians, there are also unarmed people
Video examples
What comes after...
of an innocent, unarmed human being; the overwhelming grief of a family; the total confusion as you try to absorb a new, hideous reality. Needless to say it brought my life to a crashing halt. One of the hardest things I've ever had to do
Video examples
Alice Goffman: How we're...
against unarmed black teenagers, and older, wealthier people -- some of you are here in the audience -- pumping big money into decarceration initiatives In a deeply divided Congress, the work of reforming our criminal justice system
Video examples
Verna Myers: How to...
unarmed, shot by a white police officer, laid on the ground dead, blood running for four hours while his grandmother and little children and his neighbors watched in horror, and I thought, here it is again.
Video examples
I Bought a Rain Forest,...
just trying to survive. And I was completely unarmed as a human being to do it. I had no idea what I was going to do. So, I went on a journey to find out the truth about the Amazon
Video examples
Mapping wilderness PIPE...
by a gala there are no foreigners here only by AE as by AE we enter that wilderness barefoot unarmed with minimal
Video examples
Kung Fu Dung Beetles PIPE...
in martial arts the versatile front limbs become crucial weapons in unarmed
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Quote examples
Rob Manuel
Businessman
It takes minutes to play, but 'Unmanned' sticks with you for long after the credits roll. As a part of a two-man team for an unarmed drone, you experience one day in the life of this man who's tired of staring through the camera of a drone flying around the Middle East and keeping his finger on the trigger.
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Nelson Mandela
South African Statesman
There are many people who feel that it is useless and futile to continue talking about peace and non-violence against a government whose only reply is savage attacks on an unarmed and defenseless people.
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Thomas Sowell
American Economist
You don't send people to prison on the basis of what other people imagine, or on the basis of media sound bites like 'shooting an unarmed child,' when that 'child' was beating him bloody.
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Martin Luther King, Jr.
American Leader
I believe that unarmed truth and unconditional love will have the final word in reality. This is why right, temporarily defeated, is stronger than evil triumphant.
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Bernice King
American
In the end, I still have the same hope as my father - that unarmed truth and unconditional love will have the last word.
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Simon Wiesenthal
Austrian Activist
Humour is the weapon of unarmed people: it helps people who are oppressed to smile at the situation that pains them.
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Rachel Corrie
American Activist
We are protecting civilians. We are unarmed. We are no threat to you. Please do not shoot.
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Huey Newton
American Activist
Any unarmed people are slaves, or are subject to slavery at any given moment.
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Ted Nugent
American Singer
Americans have the right to choose to be unarmed and helpless. Be my guest.
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Mahatma Gandhi
Indian Leader
I believe that a man is the strongest soldier for daring to die unarmed.
Quote examples
Rob Manuel
Businessman
It takes minutes to play, but 'Unmanned' sticks with you for long after the credits roll. As a part of a two-man team for an unarmed drone, you experience one day in the life of this man who's tired of staring through the camera of a drone flying around the Middle East and keeping his finger on the trigger.
Quote examples
Nelson Mandela
South African Statesman
There are many people who feel that it is useless and futile to continue talking about peace and non-violence against a government whose only reply is savage attacks on an unarmed and defenseless people.
Quote examples
Thomas Sowell
American Economist
You don't send people to prison on the basis of what other people imagine, or on the basis of media sound bites like 'shooting an unarmed child,' when that 'child' was beating him bloody.
Quote examples
Martin Luther King, Jr.
American Leader
I believe that unarmed truth and unconditional love will have the final word in reality. This is why right, temporarily defeated, is stronger than evil triumphant.
Quote examples
Bernice King
American
In the end, I still have the same hope as my father - that unarmed truth and unconditional love will have the last word.
Quote examples
Simon Wiesenthal
Austrian Activist
Humour is the weapon of unarmed people: it helps people who are oppressed to smile at the situation that pains them.
Quote examples
Rachel Corrie
American Activist
We are protecting civilians. We are unarmed. We are no threat to you. Please do not shoot.
Quote examples
Huey Newton
American Activist
Any unarmed people are slaves, or are subject to slavery at any given moment.
Quote examples
Ted Nugent
American Singer
Americans have the right to choose to be unarmed and helpless. Be my guest.
Quote examples
Mahatma Gandhi
Indian Leader
I believe that a man is the strongest soldier for daring to die unarmed.
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