unhindered
adjective
un·hin·dered
ˌən-ˈhin-dərd 
: not restrained or held back : not hindered
… she must beg that I would allow her to proceed unhindered.—
Wilkie Collins
Wilkie CollinsIts million-plus residents go about their business unhindered by military checkpoints …—William Finnegan
William FinneganExamples of unhindered in a Sentence
in the absence of appropriate oversight, the unhindered deforestation of the region continues
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Almost 70% of those initiatives were implemented, at least partially, which streamlined several government agencies that had expanded unhindered during World War II.
—Steve Booren, The Denver Post, 19 Jan. 2025
Neutrinos are ghostly subatomic particles that can travel in a straight line for billions of light-years, passing unhindered through galaxies, stars and anything else in their path.
—Doyle Rice, USA TODAY, 13 Feb. 2025
This kind of guidance allows women to explore the world unhindered, making travel feel both enriching and safe.
—Emily Lapointe, Outside Online, 7 Mar. 2025
They are armed with automatic weapons – largely smuggled from the United States – and move unhindered through the narrow, winding alleys of their neighborhood strongholds in Port-au-Prince, which national and multinational police forces are often unable to navigate in their bulky armored vehicles.
—Linnea Fehrm, The Christian Science Monitor, 7 Mar. 2025
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Steve Booren, The Denver Post, 19 Jan. 2025
Neutrinos are ghostly subatomic particles that can travel in a straight line for billions of light-years, passing unhindered through galaxies, stars and anything else in their path.
—Doyle Rice, USA TODAY, 13 Feb. 2025
This kind of guidance allows women to explore the world unhindered, making travel feel both enriching and safe.
—Emily Lapointe, Outside Online, 7 Mar. 2025
They are armed with automatic weapons – largely smuggled from the United States – and move unhindered through the narrow, winding alleys of their neighborhood strongholds in Port-au-Prince, which national and multinational police forces are often unable to navigate in their bulky armored vehicles.
—Linnea Fehrm, The Christian Science Monitor, 7 Mar. 2025
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“Unhindered.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/unhindered. Accessed 7 May. 2025.
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