unrestrained

[uhn-ri-streynd]

adjective

1. not restrained restrained or controlled; uncontrolled or uncontrollable.

   the unrestrained birthrate in some countries.

   Synonyms: excessive, unbridled, unrepressed, unchecked

2. not constrained; spontaneous.

   unrestrained laughter.

unrestrained

/ ˌʌnrɪˈstreɪnɪdlɪ, ˌʌnrɪˈstreɪnd /

adjective

1. not restrained or checked; free or natural

Other Word Forms

• unrestrainedly adverb
• unrestrainedness noun

Word History and Origins

Origin of unrestrained¹

First recorded in 1580–90; un- ¹ + restrained

Example Sentences

For some scholars, these actions appear rooted in the psychology of an unrestrained politician with an overdeveloped ego.

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Over the weekend, a federal judge issued a temporary restraining order requiring immigration officials to remove the guards watching over Bayron Rovidio Marin, take off the handcuffs and leave him unrestrained.

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Remove the veil of folklore, and the plot isn’t too different from Oliphant’s career as an unrestrained cartoonist, whose satirical illustrations drew the ire of power-hungry politicians and like-minded megalomaniacs all over the world.

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Aligned with the forces of predatory capitalism, they erode public conscience “while celebrating unrestrained self-interest, extreme individualism, deregulation, and privatization.”

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This did not dampen her gratitude, however: The gesture “was an expression of indulgence unrestrained by any considerations of expense.”

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Related Words

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• impotent 
• indiscriminate 
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• profligate 
• rampant 
• spontaneous 
• unbridled 
• unchecked 
• uncontrolled 
• unhampered 
• uninhibited 
• unlimited 
• unrestricted