unbounded

American

[uhn-baun-did] / ʌnˈbaʊn dɪd /

adjective

having no limits, borders, or bounds.

Synonyms:

immeasurable, infinite, vast, immense, limitless
unrestrained; uncontrolled.

unbounded enthusiasm.

Synonyms:

immoderate, unconfined

unbounded British

/ ʌnˈbaʊndɪd /

adjective

having no boundaries or limits

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Other Word Forms

Etymology

Origin of unbounded

First recorded in 1590–1600; un- ¹ + bound ³ + -ed ³

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unbounded

For nine of them, Detective Joshua Hylton obtained an additional hour of unbounded location data.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Apr. 26, 2026

He said Valentino had "widened the boundaries of what is possible, crossing the world with a rare sensibility, a silent rigour and an unbounded love of beauty".

From Barron's ● Jan. 19, 2026

The court has previously upheld limited emergency entries, but always with clearly defined exigencies, not the unbounded, unverifiable standard Montana now asks it to adopt.

From Slate ● Jul. 3, 2025

“The implications of the defendant’s unbounded immunity theory are startling,” prosecutor James Pearce and other members of Smith’s team argued.

From Salon ● Oct. 20, 2023

His contempt for the “salesman type” of scientist was unbounded.

From "Big Science" by Michael Hiltzik

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