unmated
Lacking a partner
Unmated describes an animal or person without a mate—unpaired for reproduction or partnership.
The term appears most often in contexts of animal behavior and wildlife biology: The unmated male defended his territory, hoping to attract a female.
Applied to people, it sounds clinical or deliberately detached: She remained unmated by choice.
Not legally wed
- unwedNot hitched
- unattachedNot joined or connected
- unpairedHaving no counterpart
- partnerlessLacking a counterpart
bachelor · bachelorette · spinster · singleton · solo · alone · lone · celibate
Having no counterpart
- sterileFree from microorganisms
- infertileUnable to produce offspring
- breedingReproductive cultivation of organisms
- reproductiveRelated to producing offspring
offspring · spawn · unfertilized · asexual · virgin · barren · juvenile · immature
Wanting companionship
- lonesomeSad from isolation
- isolatedSeparated from others
- solitaryExisting alone, apart
- aloneWithout others present
forlorn · bereft · abandoned · desolate · estranged · separated · widowed · divorced
Self-directed and free
- self-sufficientAble to provide independently
- self-reliantAble to provide independently
- unattachedNot joined or connected
- freeWithout payment or restriction
liberated · unfettered · unconstrained · unbonded · self-contained · sovereign · empowered · self-directed
unmarried
Not legally wed
- unwedNot hitched
- unattachedNot joined or connected
- unpairedHaving no counterpart
partnerless · bachelor · bachelorette · spinster · singleton · solo · alone · lone · celibate · eligible
unpaired
Having no counterpart
- sterileFree from microorganisms
- infertileUnable to produce offspring
- breedingReproductive cultivation of organisms
reproductive · offspring · spawn · unfertilized · asexual · virgin · barren · juvenile · immature · unproductive
lonely
Wanting companionship
alone · forlorn · bereft · abandoned · desolate · estranged · separated · widowed · divorced · alienated
autonomous
Self-directed and free
- self-sufficientAble to provide independently
- self-reliantAble to provide independently
- unattachedNot joined or connected
free · liberated · unfettered · unconstrained · unbonded · self-contained · sovereign · empowered · self-directed · unencumbered