unmeasured
Americanadjective
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of undetermined or indefinitely great extent or amount; unlimited; measureless.
the unmeasured heavens.
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unrestrained; intemperate.
unmeasured rage.
- Synonyms:
- lavish, unstinting
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Prosody. not metrical.
adjective
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measureless; limitless
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unrestrained; unlimited or lavish
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music without bar lines and hence without a fixed pulse
Other Word Forms
Etymology
Origin of unmeasured
First recorded in 1350–1400, unmeasured is from the Middle English word unmesured. See un- 1, measured
Example Sentences
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Most warned that the results could be skewed by unmeasured factors, known as confounders, such as family genetics or parental health differences.
From Science Daily ● Nov. 10, 2025
And Lord knows I’m unmeasured in other areas day-to-day, too, so it’s not like I’m some paragon of containment, but yeah, just the revenge thing, there’s a lot of schoolyard stuff going on.
From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 15, 2025
“I viewed severe misalignments when the plane came together, which was remedied by using unmeasured and unlimited amount of force to fit the misaligned holes and parts together,” Salehpour said.
From Seattle Times ● Apr. 9, 2024
"Another potential unmeasured confounder is the type of work, which may also influence a person's chronotype, health behaviors and diabetes risk," they wrote.
From Salon ● Sep. 12, 2023
This need to be always on guard was an unmeasured expenditure of energy, the slow siphoning of the essence.
From "Between the World and Me" by Ta-Nehisi Coates
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