uncontained

adjective

un·​con·​tained ˌən-kən-ˈtānd 

: not restrained, checked, or controlled : not contained

uncontained mirth/joy

an uncontained explosion

Examples of uncontained in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web

Here's how to help wildfire victims as California blazes explode in size The largest of the devastating blazes, the Palisades Fire in the Pacific Palisades, has scorched over 19,000 acres, destroyed thousands of structures and remains entirely uncontained as of Thursday afternoon. —Leah Sarnoff, ABC News, 9 Jan. 2025

An uncontained wildfire has spread more than 3,200 acres in central New Jersey, prompting evacuations for thousands. —Anthony Robledo, USA Today, 24 Apr. 2025

Officials have warned of devastating losses to come, as the out-of-control fire is expected to remain uncontained on Wednesday morning due to the strong winds. —Tommy Tuberville, Newsweek, 8 Jan. 2025

The largest of them, in the Carolina Forest area near Myrtle Beach, spread over 1,600 acres in just a couple of days and remained largely uncontained as of officials' latest updates. —Emily Mae Czachor, CBS News, 3 Mar. 2025

Word History

First Known Use

circa 1611, in the meaning defined above

Rhymes for uncontained

• foreordained
• unascertained
• abstained
• arraigned
• attained
• bloodstained
• campaigned
• complained
• constrained
• contained
• curtained
• detained