unencumbered

adjective

un·​en·​cum·​bered ˌən-in-ˈkəm-bərd 

: free of encumbrance

unencumbered property

felt unencumbered by responsibilities while on vacation

Examples of unencumbered in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web

Blanc slate Another white wine star is Lisa Amaroli of Benziger, whose 2024 Benziger Running Wild Chardonnay from the Paicines AVA of San Benito County, is a lightly oaked, very breezy and unencumbered approach to chardonnay. — Laura Ness, Mercury News, 30 Aug. 2026

The slide-on design is perfect for travel days and navigating the airport unencumbered by shoelaces, and the zero-drop fit creates the feeling of walking barefoot but with significantly more cushioning. — Merrell Readman, Travel + Leisure, 20 Aug. 2026

Today, advanced democracies around the world need to give serious attention to institutional rebirth—rebuilding state agencies into departments of now, unencumbered by people, precepts, and processes of past eras. — Jennifer Pahlka, Foreign Affairs, 18 Aug. 2026

It was initially budgeted at $500,000 using unencumbered funds from the city’s Solid Waste Capital Fund. — Nicole Buss, Sacbee.com, 10 Aug. 2026

Word History

First Known Use

1722, in the meaning defined above

Rhymes for unencumbered

• cumbered
• lumbered
• numbered
• slumbered
• encumbered
• incumbered
• outnumbered
• renumbered
• unnumbered