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
Recent Examples on the Web While processing transactions has remained unhindered, for the first hour their internal platform was down. Katherine Loren, Journal Sentinel, 19 July 2024 Norms that many people take for granted—the ability of commerce to traverse the seas unhindered, or the idea that conquest is inadmissible—could erode with shocking speed. Hal Brands, Foreign Affairs, 27 May 2024 Protesters’ and rioters’ rights do not supersede my right to get from point A to B unhindered. Voice Of The People, New York Daily News, 21 Feb. 2024 The United States has pushed for data to be able to flow between countries unhindered. David McCabe, New York Times, 17 Apr. 2024 See all Example Sentences for unhindered 

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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 11 Oct. 2024.

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