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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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“This issue of banning YouTube in the classroom is personal to me,” said Krishnan, who said he’s seen the impact of unrestricted access to school devices on his own young children.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 14, 2026

When the child reaches adulthood, they receive the full balance as an unrestricted lump sum.

From MarketWatch ● Sep. 10, 2026

"We've got unrestricted access to a river, we've got 100 square miles of regional park sitting in our back garden and we've got a thriving retail park," he said.

From BBC ● Aug. 24, 2026

Researchers say the findings point to an urgent public health need to reconsider unrestricted access to the chemical in an effort to prevent further avoidable deaths.

From Science Daily ● Aug. 15, 2026

He got a white ID badge, giving him unrestricted access to the Tech Area.

From "Bomb" by Steve Sheinkin

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