unchecked

/ ʌnˈtʃɛkt /

adjective

1. not prevented from continuing or growing

   unchecked population growth

2. not examined or inspected

adverb

1. without being stopped or hindered

   the virus could spread unchecked

2. without being examined or inspected

   our luggage passed unchecked through customs

Example Sentences

The patients are demanding to know how the surgeon was able to practise unchecked, despite warnings almost a decade earlier.

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China worries that Ms. Takaichi, unchecked, will take more steps to strengthen Japan’s military posture.

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“When weapons spread unchecked and there was no system or authority to enforce control, these groups began operating freely,” Meqdad said.

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It also gives Munir lifelong immunity from criminal proceedings, potentially awarding him unchecked powers.

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Unless they could cool the mass of corium, the chain reaction would continue unchecked, growing hotter and hotter until the corium ate through the concrete of the secondary containment.

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Related Words

• rampant 
• unbridled 
• unhampered