Which Word Means Unprotected?

exposed, unsafe, unarmed, endangered, unguarded, helpless, powerless, vulnerable, caught, indefensible, naked, open, out on a limb, weak, pregnable, wide open.

What is the root word for unprotected?

unprotected (adj.)

1590s, from un- (1) "not" + past participle of protect (v.).

What is the suffix of unprotected?

A suffix is a letter or group of letters placed at the end of a word to create a new word. ... For example, the word defense means protection, but if you add the suffix -less, you end up with the adjective defenseless, which means unprotected.

James H. Sterling

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