unencumbered

adjective

un·​en·​cum·​bered ˌən-in-ˈkəm-bərd How to pronounce unencumbered (audio)
: free of encumbrance

Examples of unencumbered in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web Still relatively new, padel is, to a certain extent, unencumbered by the historic gender inequality that is entrenched across most other sports, allowing issues such as equal pay to be built in from the start. Amanda Davies, CNN, 6 Feb. 2024 Progressives committed to unencumbered autonomy, as well as the green-eyeshade types who see rising GDP and higher wages as the cure to all social ills, will have to make their peace with it. Patrick T. Brown, National Review, 25 Jan. 2024 But for this one, Baby Billy was unencumbered by that kind of dramatic storyline. Christian Holub, EW.com, 30 June 2023 Every week, patrons keep our favorite restaurants in the black while a constant stream of new residents provides the adventurous appetites that allow for our best chefs to work unencumbered. Ben Jarrell, Charlotte Observer, 31 Jan. 2024 It was built on the site of the old Pico Drive-In, a single screen so unencumbered by nearby buildings that neighbors could watch the on-screen action. Patt Morrison, Los Angeles Times, 20 Jan. 2024 EchoStar said Dish transferred some of its unencumbered wireless spectrum licenses to a new subsidiary. Will Feuer, WSJ, 10 Jan. 2024 And it’s being played by Dolenz with the unencumbered brilliance of a restless spirit messing with a new toy, making futuristic sound effects that suit the psychedelic essence of the music to a T. Ed Masley, The Arizona Republic, 7 Jan. 2024 One last-ditch option that still has currency among some Haitian elites is hiring foreign mercenaries, unencumbered by human rights concerns, to try to exterminate the gangs. Jason Motlagh, Rolling Stone, 26 Nov. 2023

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Word History

First Known Use

1722, in the meaning defined above

Time Traveler
The first known use of unencumbered was in 1722

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“Unencumbered.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/unencumbered. Accessed 19 Mar. 2024.

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