unrestrained

adjective

un·re·strained | \ ˌən-ri-ˈstrānd

Definition of unrestrained

1 : not restrained : immoderate, uncontrolled unrestrained proliferation of technology

2 : free of constraint : spontaneous felt happy and unrestrained

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Other Words from unrestrained

unrestrainedly \ ˌən-ri-ˈstrā-nəd-lē

\ adverb

unrestrainedness \ ˌən-ri-ˈstrā-nəd-nəs

, -ˈstrān(d)-nəs \ noun

Examples of unrestrained in a Sentence

The child in the car accident was unrestrained. She was fined for driving with an unrestrained infant.

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The impact threw the Jeep’s unrestrained passenger, Rhawnie Lynn Harp, 40, out of the vehicle. — oregonlive, "Newport man charged with manslaughter, DUII after Jeep crash on US 20 kills woman," 8 Sep. 2019 Whether or not Hong Kong’s lampposts actually transmit data as some believe, for protesters, the threat of Chinese surveillance and an unrestrained police state is politically compelling. — Sidney Fussell, The Atlantic, "Why Hong Kongers Are Toppling Lampposts," 30 Aug. 2019 My insurers have had nearly unrestrained leeway to conduct discovery into all their allegations. — Shelley Murphy, BostonGlobe.com, "Nathan Carman’s e-mailed response to inquiries from the Globe," 11 Aug. 2019 Ocasio-Cortez’s massive and unrestrained social-media presence takes this a step further and does the Republicans’ work for them. — Kyle Sammin, National Review, "A Socialist Predecessor of Ocasio-Cortez in Congress," 13 Aug. 2019 Their home exudes their signature style — a colorful, zany, whimsical, layered, unrestrained combination of patterns mixed with abandon and aplomb. — Marni Jameson, orlandosentinel.com, "Madcap Couple: 10 Ways to pile on pizzazz at home," 19 July 2019 The impact ejected the unrestrained Quave from the vehicle. — Drew Broach, nola.com, "Unrestrained driver fatally injured in crash north of Covington," 22 June 2019 Most of all, there is the orgy of unrestrained torture. — Susie Linfield, The New York Review of Books, "Syria’s Torture Photos: Witness to Atrocity," 9 Feb. 2019 The door was open, the windows in the backseat were closed and the child was unrestrained, police say. — Serena O'sullivan, azcentral, "Peoria PD: Child found in car at Circle K tests positive for opiates," 24 July 2019

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