unrestrained

[ uhn-ri-streynd ]

/ ˌʌn rɪˈstreɪnd /

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adjective

not restrained or controlled; uncontrolled or uncontrollable: the unrestrained birthrate in some countries.

not constrained; spontaneous: unrestrained laughter.

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Words nearby unrestrained

unreserved, unresisting, unresolved, unresponsive, unrest, unrestrained, unrestraint, unrestricted, unretire, unrevealed, unrewarded

Origin of unrestrained

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

SYNONYMS FOR unrestrained

1 unchecked, unrepressed, unbridled, excessive.

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OTHER WORDS FROM unrestrained

un·re·strain·ed·ly

[uhn-ri-strey-nid-lee] /ˌʌn rɪˈstreɪ nɪd li/, adverbun·re·strain·ed·ness, noun

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Examples from the Web for unrestrained

People will always scratch and save if a sudden burst of unrestrained pleasure can be purchased.
How Dickens and Scrooge Saved Christmas|Clive Irving|December 22, 2014|DAILY BEAST
But others have argued that the establishment of the truth can only come from thorough and unrestrained courtroom examination.
‘Hard Nut to Crack’ Oscar Pistorius Is Battered on the Stand|Kelly Berold|April 11, 2014|DAILY BEAST
He lambasted the NSA for its over-zealous data grabs, and its unrestrained eavesdropping on average Americans.
Demographics Or Destiny in 2016|Lloyd Green|March 10, 2014|DAILY BEAST
Democrats need to tap what scares their base most: fear of an unrestrained GOP.
Democrats’ Best Weapon for Midterms: Fear of a Red Senate|Michael Tomasky|February 21, 2014|DAILY BEAST

After the recession of 1921-1922, the country had entered an era of unrestrained economic growth.
American Dreams, 1923: Black Oxen by Gertrude Atherton|Nathaniel Rich|March 28, 2013|DAILY BEAST
And this is good for the soul, and better than the unrestrained indulgence which Callicles was recently approving.
Gorgias|Plato
You perhaps find the life here too unrestrained and unconventional?
A First Family of Tasajara|Bret Harte
The emotions have full play, unrestrained by the will and governed only by the imagination.
Sleep and Its Derangements|William A. Hammond
They began to loathe it, to upbraid its steadfastness with spoken curses or unrestrained tears.
The Pillar of Light|Louis Tracy
Her manner partakes both of the indulgence of a mother and of the unrestrained intimacy of a friend.
French and Oriental Love in a Harem|Mario Uchard

British Dictionary definitions for unrestrained

unrestrained

/ (ˌʌnrɪˈstreɪnd) /

adjective

not restrained or checked; free or natural

Derived forms of unrestrained

unrestrainedly (ˌʌnrɪˈstreɪnɪdlɪ), adverb

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