uncontrolled

adjective un·con·trolled \ ˌən-kən-ˈtrōld \

|Updated on: 12 Jul 2018

Definition of uncontrolled

: not controlled: such as

a : happening or done without being stopped, slowed, or controlled

an uncontrolled tantrum

his uncontrolled anger

uncontrolled hypertension

uncontrolled urban sprawl

b : not conducted or maintained in accordance with fixed rules, restraints, or procedures

results from an uncontrolled study

c : not regulated by law with regard to possession and use

uncontrolled substances

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Recent Examples of uncontrolled from the Web

Cownie said the city doesn't expect any uncontrolled flood releases from the reservoir.

— CBS News, "Des Moines, Iowa, begins cleanup following historic flooding," 1 July 2018
The kits The kits include equipment such as tourniquets, pressure bandages and hemostatic dressings to stop uncontrolled life-threatening bleeding.

— alec johnson, Milwaukee Journal Sentinel, "Positively Pewaukee trying to raise funds for trauma kits in Pewaukee schools," 25 June 2018
This whole mess happened because in the US, the wholesale collection, use, and sharing of data with third parties is largely unregulated, uncontrolled, and conducted in secret.

— jessica rich, WIRED, "Beyond Facebook: It’s High Time for Stronger Privacy Laws," 8 Apr. 2018
Dogs, on the other hand, show stress by panting, pacing, trembling, vocalizing, panicking, destroying things and even through uncontrolled urinating and defecating.

— cathy m. rosenthal, courant.com, "Pet World: Helping Dogs And Cats Survive The Fourth Of July," 22 June 2018
Mayor Jay Moran, however, said his immediate reaction is that a curfew will not stop young people who are bold and uncontrolled enough to be out breaking into cars and stealing cars.

— jesse leavenworth, Courant Community, "Manchester Official Calls For Teen Curfew, Police Crack Down On Car Thieves," 21 June 2018
One of the plane's flaps was found in 2015 off the coast of Tanzania, suggesting they had not been deployed and that plane was uncontrolled or barely controlled at the time of the crash.

— jessie yeung, CNN, "Australian investigators dismiss MH370 murder-suicide theory," 23 May 2018
These events could either be catastrophe that you are routinely prepared for, or something completely uncontrolled.

— michelle sandlin, Houston Chronicle, "On the Move: Houston leadership plays key role in Relocation Directors Council Event," 10 June 2018
In a survey last year the World Bank and the WHO found that more than 1bn people globally have uncontrolled hypertension, a risk factor for many non-communicable diseases.

— The Economist, "The epidemiological transition is now spreading to the emerging world," 26 Apr. 2018

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