unbridled
adjective
un·bri·dled
ˌən-ˈbrī-dᵊld 
1
formal + literary
: unrestrained
unbridled enthusiasm
live in an area of unbridled development
2
formal + literary
: not confined by a bridle
Examples of unbridled in a Sentence
The crowd was swept with unbridled enthusiasm.
a case that was solved only because of one detective's unbridled determination to bring the killer to justice
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Either way, the damage has been done, and Stuckmann will be hard-pressed to find that kind of unbridled support online again.
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That’s better than unbridled use and not even allowing people to opt out.
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Those victories — pairing with the unbridled optimism that accompanies a youthful signal caller — set Gainesville ablaze entering 2025.
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Eleanor Mueller, semafor.com, 4 Nov. 2025
Either way, the damage has been done, and Stuckmann will be hard-pressed to find that kind of unbridled support online again.
—Alison Foreman, IndieWire, 31 Oct. 2025
That’s better than unbridled use and not even allowing people to opt out.
—Alice Gibbs, MSNBC Newsweek, 22 Oct. 2025
Those victories — pairing with the unbridled optimism that accompanies a youthful signal caller — set Gainesville ablaze entering 2025.
—Noah White, Miami Herald, 19 Oct. 2025
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“Unbridled.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/unbridled. Accessed 13 Nov. 2025.
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unbridled
adjective
un·bri·dled
ˌən-ˈbrīd-ᵊld
: unrestrained, ungoverned
unbridled enthusiasm
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