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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Stripped to their symbolic essence, the erotics of Frankenstein are about the body as meat, electrified by carnal pleasure and unencumbered by the soul.
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Katie Rife, Vulture, 9 Nov. 2025
And yet the public’s image of college remains stuck in the past, with full-time students living on leafy campuses, unencumbered by outside responsibilities filling the frame.
—Yolanda Watson Spiva, Fortune, 8 Nov. 2025
Order a daiquiri or pina colada to wash it down with and enjoy the unencumbered views of the crashing waves.
—Tara Massouleh McCay, Southern Living, 1 Nov. 2025
Between phone calls, Matilda did her usual internet checking and learned that the home, as assessed by the county for $280,000, was indeed free of liens, and the car, a 15-year-old Lincoln, was also unencumbered.
—Lizz Schumer, PEOPLE, 17 Oct. 2025
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Katie Rife, Vulture, 9 Nov. 2025
And yet the public’s image of college remains stuck in the past, with full-time students living on leafy campuses, unencumbered by outside responsibilities filling the frame.
—Yolanda Watson Spiva, Fortune, 8 Nov. 2025
Order a daiquiri or pina colada to wash it down with and enjoy the unencumbered views of the crashing waves.
—Tara Massouleh McCay, Southern Living, 1 Nov. 2025
Between phone calls, Matilda did her usual internet checking and learned that the home, as assessed by the county for $280,000, was indeed free of liens, and the car, a 15-year-old Lincoln, was also unencumbered.
—Lizz Schumer, PEOPLE, 17 Oct. 2025
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“Unencumbered.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/unencumbered. Accessed 15 Nov. 2025.
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