unarmoured
Lacking defensive plating
Unarmoured means lacking protective covering or defensive plating.
The term applies to soldiers without body armor, vehicles without reinforced protection, or ships built for speed rather than combat: The unarmoured convoy was vulnerable to attack.
Figuratively, it suggests emotional exposure or vulnerability: She felt unarmoured against his criticism.
British spelling of unarmored.
Without safeguard or shield
- unshieldedLacking protective barrier
- undefendedLacking protective measures
- shieldlessHaving no protective barrier
- unarmedHaving no weapons
unfortified · unguarded · exposed · bare · uncovered · vulnerable · stripped · plated
unprotected
Without safeguard or shield
- unshieldedLacking protective barrier
- undefendedLacking protective measures
- shieldlessHaving no protective barrier
unarmed · unfortified · unguarded · exposed · bare · uncovered · vulnerable · stripped · plated · unhelmeted
unarmouredarmoured
Sheathed in protective covering
armored · plated · shielded · armor-plated · ironclad
unarmouredprotected
Kept from harm
impenetrable · invulnerable · hardened · defended · reinforced
arm, armory, armour, armament, disarmament, armoured, armature, armorless, unarm