maskless
Without facial covering
Maskless means not wearing a mask.
The word gained prominence during the COVID-19 pandemic, when face coverings became contentious: Maskless shoppers ignored the store's policy.
It can describe defiance, negligence, or simply the absence of a mask: The photo showed maskless crowds at the rally.
Shamelessly bold or unconcealed
unhidden · unveiled · unobscured · unconcealed · apparent · overt · disclosed · manifest
Without safeguard or shield
- susceptibleEasily influenced or harmed
- high-riskInvolving significant danger
- elderlyAdvanced in age
- defenselessWithout means to resist
unvaccinated · preexisting · fragile · at-risk · exposed · unshielded · compromised · weakened
Traveling through air
- transmissionSending of information
- infectionPathogen invasion causing illness
- spreadTo distribute widely
- contagiousTransmissible between people
virus · pathogen · droplets · respiratory · symptomatic · asymptomatic · outbreak · pandemic
Formal authoritative directive
- protestPublic expression of disapproval
- noncomplianceFailure to follow requirements
- refusalAct of declining
- resistanceCapacity to withstand force
rebellious · uncooperative · disobedient · defiant · freedom · liberty · choice · rights
barefaced
Shamelessly bold or unconcealed
open · unhidden · unveiled · unobscured · unconcealed · apparent · overt · disclosed · manifest · evident
unprotected
Without safeguard or shield
- susceptibleEasily influenced or harmed
- high-riskInvolving significant danger
- elderlyAdvanced in age
defenseless · unvaccinated · preexisting · fragile · at-risk · exposed · unshielded · compromised · weakened · unsafe
airborne
Traveling through air
- transmissionSending of information
- infectionPathogen invasion causing illness
- spreadTo distribute widely
contagious · virus · pathogen · droplets · respiratory · symptomatic · asymptomatic · outbreak · pandemic · epidemic
mandate
Formal authoritative directive
- protestPublic expression of disapproval
- noncomplianceFailure to follow requirements
- refusalAct of declining
resistance · rebellious · uncooperative · disobedient · defiant · freedom · liberty · choice · rights