unencumbered
adjective
un·en·cum·bered
ˌən-in-ˈkəm-bərd 
: free of encumbrance
unencumbered property
felt unencumbered by responsibilities while on vacation
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Years back, a Tentsile tent light enough for unencumbered backpacking or bikepacking seemed little more than a pipe dream.
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New Atlas, 25 Mar. 2026
Friends old and new chat unencumbered with sugar dusting their mouths.
—Peter Hartlaub, San Francisco Chronicle, 13 Mar. 2026
This issue celebrates the Los Angeles outdoors, the many lives to be lived under its unencumbered sky.
—Elisa Wouk Almino
editor, Los Angeles Times, 13 Mar. 2026
Democracy that functions conveniently only for the unencumbered is not a true democracy.
—Celina Stewart, Time, 8 Mar. 2026
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New Atlas, 25 Mar. 2026
Friends old and new chat unencumbered with sugar dusting their mouths.
—Peter Hartlaub, San Francisco Chronicle, 13 Mar. 2026
This issue celebrates the Los Angeles outdoors, the many lives to be lived under its unencumbered sky.
—Elisa Wouk Almino
editor, Los Angeles Times, 13 Mar. 2026
Democracy that functions conveniently only for the unencumbered is not a true democracy.
—Celina Stewart, Time, 8 Mar. 2026
See All Example Sentences for unencumbered
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“Unencumbered.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/unencumbered. Accessed 30 Mar. 2026.
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