unarmored
Lacking defensive covering
Unarmored means lacking protective covering or defensive plating.
The term applies to soldiers without armor, vehicles without reinforced shielding, or ships built without metal plating: The unarmored convoy was vulnerable to attack.
Figuratively, it suggests emotional exposure or defenselessness: She felt unarmored against his criticism.
Open to attack
- exposedOut in open
- unprotectedWithout safeguard or shield
- defenselessWithout means to resist
- unshieldedLacking protective barrier
undefended · susceptible · assailable · unguarded · unfortified · penetrable · attackable · at risk
vulnerable
Open to attack
- exposedOut in open
- unprotectedWithout safeguard or shield
- defenselessWithout means to resist
unshielded · undefended · susceptible · assailable · unguarded · unfortified · penetrable · attackable · at risk · endangered
- vulnerabilityvulnerability, vulnerable, defenselessness, defenseless, helplessness
unarmoredarmored
Protected by metal covering
armoured · armor-plated · bulletproof · mailed · plated
arm, armor, armored, armory, armada, armament, armorless, unarmoured