unhindered

adjective

un·​hin·​dered ˌən-ˈhin-dərd How to pronounce unhindered (audio)
: not restrained or held back : not hindered
… she must beg that I would allow her to proceed unhindered.Wilkie Collins
Its million-plus residents go about their business unhindered by military checkpoints …William Finnegan

Examples of unhindered in a Sentence

in the absence of appropriate oversight, the unhindered deforestation of the region continues
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But, if that intelligence isn't immediately shared with endpoint detection tools, an attacker can still move laterally through the environment unseen and unhindered. Muhi S. Majzoub, Forbes.com, 27 June 2025 Because of the dangers of unhindered possibility, the expansion of choice came with guardrails, rules meant to stave off anarchy and social disorder. Gal Beckerman, The Atlantic, 23 June 2025 Ironically, the film that had been descending into a power struggle between director and subject was now left to Wolf to complete, unhindered. Michael Schulman, New Yorker, 23 May 2025 Liberation of hostages held by Hamas and unhindered access of humanitarian help to Gaza. Vivienne Walt, Time, 10 June 2025 See All Example Sentences for unhindered

Word History

First Known Use

1615, in the meaning defined above

Time Traveler
The first known use of unhindered was in 1615

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“Unhindered.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/unhindered. Accessed 4 Jul. 2025.

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