unrestrained

[ uhn-ri-streynd ]

adjective

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

   the unrestrained birthrate in some countries.

   Synonyms: unrepressed, unchecked, excessive, unbridled

2. not constrained; spontaneous:

   unrestrained laughter.

unrestrained

/ ˌʌnrɪˈstreɪnd; ˌʌnrɪˈstreɪnɪdlɪ /

adjective

1. not restrained or checked; free or natural

Derived Forms

• unrestrainedly, adverb

Other Words From

• un·re·strain·ed·ly [uhn-ri-, strey, -nid-lee], adverb
• unre·strained·ness noun

Word History and Origins

Origin of unrestrained¹

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

Example Sentences

People will always scratch and save if a sudden burst of unrestrained pleasure can be purchased.

From The Daily Beast

Physicians are overwhelmed because we are in the middle of a collision of powerful unrestrained forces.

From The Daily Beast

But others have argued that the establishment of the truth can only come from thorough and unrestrained courtroom examination.

From The Daily Beast

He lambasted the NSA for its over-zealous data grabs, and its unrestrained eavesdropping on average Americans.

From The Daily Beast

Democrats need to tap what scares their base most: fear of an unrestrained GOP.

From The Daily Beast

Mr. D., accustomed to unrestrained license of tongue, retorted with great asperity, and much harshness of language.

From Project Gutenberg

On the evacuation of the Spaniards the unrestrained petty chiefs were like lions released from captivity.

From Project Gutenberg

Bending over him she gently raised his head and showered unrestrained  kisses upon his lips, oblivious of all save her lover.

From Project Gutenberg

Who would be secure from the unrestrained ravages of every base passion that finds its home in the human heart?

From Project Gutenberg

The one sense of infinite loss agitated him, and he indulged his paroxysms of emotion unrestrained, yet silently.

From Project Gutenberg

Related Words

• exaggerated
• impotent
• indiscriminate
• intemperate
• lawless
• limitless
• profligate
• rampant
• spontaneous
• unbridled
• unchecked
• uncontrolled
• unhampered
• uninhibited
• unlimited
• unrestricted