unbridled

[ uhn-brahyd-ld ]

adjective

1. not controlled or restrained:

   unbridled enthusiasm.

2. not fitted with a bridle.

unbridled

/ ʌnˈbraɪdəld /

adjective

1. with all restraints removed
2. (of a horse, etc) wearing no bridle

Derived Forms

• unˈbridledly, adverb
• unˈbridledness, noun

Word History and Origins

Origin of unbridled¹

First recorded in 1325–75; Middle English unbrydled. See un- ¹, bridle ( def ), + -ed ²( def )

Example Sentences

In the coming years, we will build on the insights gained during remote learning and the unbridled creativity of our faculty.

From Time

Here We Go Again at least makes up for cheesy material with an unbridled, unabashed spirit and confidence in tone.

From The Daily Beast

He was driven to an unhealthy level and it was evident that all of his decision-making — personal and professional — was oriented towards his unbridled ambition.

From Washington Post

In her unbridled enthusiasm over the prospect of her New York month, she’d bought new clothes.

From Washington Post

It is the unbridled idealism and hope embedded in the goals of the Peace Corps — to promote better understanding on the part of Americans and people across the world — that are urgently needed today.

From Washington Post

Unbridled nationalism is a menace; it leads to trade wars and, all too often, real wars.

From The Daily Beast

New studies show that unbridled hateful speech can cause emotional harm.

From The Daily Beast

The more the wine interacted with air, the wilder and more unbridled it turned.

From The Daily Beast

The fear of unbridled ambition is nothing new in American politics.

From The Daily Beast

There was an unbridled joy—a glee—that was associated with watching Glee each week.

From The Daily Beast

Their generosity did not suffice for his dissipations, his cafe bills and his unbridled taste for billiards.

From Project Gutenberg

In a word, in all countries we perceive that the ministers of religion have exercised in all ages the most unbridled license.

From Project Gutenberg

The unbridled dominion of the passions disturbs the peace of the individual and the harmony of society.

From Project Gutenberg

The unbridled dominion of the passions disturbs the peace of the individual, and the harmony of society.

From Project Gutenberg

He was an obscure youth of seventeen, with ambition already unbridled, when the eyes of my Lady Castlemaine first fell upon him.

From Project Gutenberg

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