unrestrained

unrestrained

adjective

Definition of UNRESTRAINED

1

not bound by rigid standards <he homeschooled his children because he believed that they would do best in an unrestrained learning environment>

Synonyms flexible, lax, loose, relaxed, slack, unrestrained, unrestricted

Related Words careless, derelict, heedless, irresponsible, lazy, neglectful, negligent, remiss, slipshod, sloppy, sloven, slovenly, unfussy

Near Antonyms constrained, restrained, restricted, tight; careful, conscientious, exact, fussy, meticulous, painstaking, punctilious, scrupulous; implacable, inflexible

Antonyms hard, harsh, rigid, rigorous, severe, stern, strict

2

not bound, confined, or detained by force <unrestrained dogs>

Synonyms footloose, loose, unbound, unconfined, unrestrained

Related Words escaped; uncaged, unchained, unfettered, unleashed; uncaught; unanchored, unbolted, undone, unfastened, untied; clear, disengaged

Near Antonyms caught; caged, chained, enclosed (also inclosed), immured, imprisoned, leashed, penned; anchored, bolted, fastened, fettered, manacled, shackled, tied; kidnapped (also kidnaped)

Antonyms bound, confined, restrained, unfree

3

showing feeling freely <very reserved when she's around strangers, but quite unrestrained in the company of friends>

Synonyms effusive, emotional, touchy-feely, uninhibited, unreserved, unrestrained

Related Words dramatic, histrionic, hyperemotional, melodramatic, theatrical (also theatric); gushing, gushy, maudlin, mawkish, mushy, schmaltzy, sentimental; communicative, expansive; extroverted (also extraverted), outgoing; affectionate, feeling, intense, loving, passionate, sensitive, soulful, warm; blunt, candid, frank, outspoken, plain

Near Antonyms constrained; quiet, reticent, silent, taciturn; bashful, modest, retiring, shy; introverted, self-directed; aloof, detached, dispassionate, emotionless, impassive, indifferent, phlegmatic, stolid, unconcerned, unfeeling; chilly, cold, frigid, glacial, hard-boiled, hard-edged, hard-hearted, icy, unfriendly

Antonyms inhibited, reserved, restrained, undemonstrative, unemotional

4

showing no signs of being under control <unrestrained laughter that had been fueled by a liberal dose of alcohol>

Synonyms abandoned, intemperate, raw, runaway, unbounded, unbridled, unchecked, uncontrolled, unhampered, unhindered, unrestrained

Related Words uncontrollable, ungovernable; barbaric, hog wild, riotous, uninhibited, wild

Near Antonyms moderate, tempered

Antonyms bridled, checked, constrained, controlled, curbed, governed, hampered, hindered, restrained, temperate