unofficiated
Lacking formal oversight
Unofficiated describes a game, match, or competition conducted without a referee or official overseeing play: We played an unofficiated scrimmage at the park.
The term appears most often in sports contexts where formal officiating would normally be expected but is absent, leaving players to make their own calls.
Not controlled or limited
- unmonitoredNot under observation
- uncontrolledLacking any regulation
- unsupervisedWithout oversight or guidance
- self-policedMonitored by participants themselves
unrestrained · laissez-faire · unrestricted · wildcat · lawless · ungoverned · free-form · anarchic
Relaxed and informal
- impromptuWithout advance preparation
- pickupSmall open-bed truck
- friendlyShowing kindness, warmth
- unsanctionedNot officially permitted
backyard · street · recreational · amateur · scrimmage · intramural · unorganized · sandlot
unchecked
Not controlled or limited
- unmonitoredNot under observation
- uncontrolledLacking any regulation
- unsupervisedWithout oversight or guidance
self-policed · unrestrained · laissez-faire · unrestricted · wildcat · lawless · ungoverned · free-form · anarchic · unmanaged
casual
Relaxed and informal
unsanctioned · backyard · street · recreational · amateur · scrimmage · intramural · unorganized · sandlot · neighborhood
unofficiatedofficiated
Acted in formal authority
refereed · judged · umpired · supervised · monitored
unofficiatedofficial
Authority-sanctioned person or status
sanctioned · formal · regulated · organized · structured