unencumbered
adjective
un·en·cum·bered
ˌən-in-ˈkəm-bərd 
: free of encumbrance
unencumbered property
felt unencumbered by responsibilities while on vacation
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Window Plastic Film Kits Another way to keep your view unencumbered while insulating your windows is to use window plastic film kits.
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Louise Parks, Martha Stewart, 10 Jan. 2026
Weighing less than most rooftop tents and taking up far less space than a camper, the simple, no-frills solution is always at the ready for a camping trip but stows completely out of the way for unencumbered everyday commuting and cargo hauling.
—New Atlas, 9 Jan. 2026
Mamdani, like Bloomberg before him, arrives at City Hall relatively unencumbered by the tangle of obligations and relationships that accumulate over a long career in public service.
—Molly Fischer, New Yorker, 1 Jan. 2026
Adults may construe a child’s life as unencumbered, but kids actually have very little control over what happens to them.
—Ian Bogost, The Atlantic, 12 Dec. 2025
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Louise Parks, Martha Stewart, 10 Jan. 2026
Weighing less than most rooftop tents and taking up far less space than a camper, the simple, no-frills solution is always at the ready for a camping trip but stows completely out of the way for unencumbered everyday commuting and cargo hauling.
—New Atlas, 9 Jan. 2026
Mamdani, like Bloomberg before him, arrives at City Hall relatively unencumbered by the tangle of obligations and relationships that accumulate over a long career in public service.
—Molly Fischer, New Yorker, 1 Jan. 2026
Adults may construe a child’s life as unencumbered, but kids actually have very little control over what happens to them.
—Ian Bogost, The Atlantic, 12 Dec. 2025
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“Unencumbered.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/unencumbered. Accessed 15 Jan. 2026.
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