unencumbered

adjective

un·​en·​cum·​bered ˌən-in-ˈkəm-bərd How to pronounce unencumbered (audio)
: free of encumbrance

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Between phone calls, Matilda did her usual internet checking and learned that the home, as assessed by the county for $280,000, was indeed free of liens, and the car, a 15-year-old Lincoln, was also unencumbered. Lizz Schumer, PEOPLE, 17 Oct. 2025 What the franchise does not have, at least not for the time being, is a team nickname unencumbered by legal red tape. Sean Gentille, New York Times, 2 Oct. 2025 Elias Díaz was smiling and moving around unencumbered late last night, a couple hours after essentially pulling himself from the game in the fourth inning following a couple awkward swings that resulted in him feeling tightness in his left oblique. Kevin Acee, San Diego Union-Tribune, 28 Sep. 2025 As a result, in June, Israel was able to conduct its 12-day war against Iran unencumbered by worries about regional escalation. Afshon Ostovar, Foreign Affairs, 17 Sep. 2025 See All Example Sentences for unencumbered

Word History

First Known Use

1722, in the meaning defined above

Time Traveler
The first known use of unencumbered was in 1722

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“Unencumbered.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/unencumbered. Accessed 24 Oct. 2025.

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