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unrestricted

British  
/ ˌʌnrɪˈstrɪktɪd /

adjective

  1. not restricted or limited in any way

    unrestricted access

"Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged" 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

Explanation

When something is unrestricted, it means there are no restrictions placed on it. A restriction is a rule about a way that something can be used. If your parents give you a generous allowance with the restriction that a portion of it must be donated to charity and another portion saved, you might end up with less money than a friend who has a smaller, but unrestricted, allowance.

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Lakers executives are now responsible for shaping a roster that has eight players facing unrestricted free agency or have player options this summer, including stars LeBron James and Austin Reaves.

From Los Angeles Times • May 12, 2026

"The ongoing wait for DeepSeek V4 points to friction in scaling advanced models without unrestricted access to top-tier Nvidia hardware," Wu said.

From Barron's • Apr. 9, 2026

“This is an incredibly dangerous authority to have as unrestricted as it is,” said Matthew Guariglia, a senior policy analyst at the Electronic Frontier Foundation.

From Salon • Apr. 6, 2026

“Our mission is to launch this medicine in a volume, unrestricted way throughout the entire world,” Lilly chief medical officer David Hyman said last month at an investor conference.

From MarketWatch • Apr. 1, 2026

Germany was seen as a militaristic threat because of its admittedly brutal actions in Belgium, its introduction of poison gas, and its use of unrestricted U-boat warfare—all magnified by Allied propaganda.

From "The War to End All Wars: World War I" by Russell Freedman

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