unrestrained
adjective
un·re·strained
ˌən-ri-ˈstrānd 
1
: not restrained : immoderate, uncontrolled
unrestrained proliferation of technology
2
: free of constraint : spontaneous
felt happy and unrestrained
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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Befitting the unrestrained opulence associated with Marie Antoinette, the ring features smaller diamonds on the finger band and the pink diamond’s setting.
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Eli Wizevich, Smithsonian Magazine, 9 June 2025
Intensely autobiographical and disconcertingly original, the album could only have come from long and unrestrained experimentation.
—Timothy Crouse, Rolling Stone, 9 June 2025
Business Taken together, the changes reflect a new emphasis at Meta in favor of more unrestrained speech and more rapidly updating its apps — a dismantling of various guardrails the company has enacted over the years to curb the misuse of its platforms.
—Shannon Bond, NPR, 31 May 2025
The play transports viewers back to the 1950s but feels equally relevant in the 2020s with its themes of unrestrained political power, corporate timidity and journalistic integrity.
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Eli Wizevich, Smithsonian Magazine, 9 June 2025
Intensely autobiographical and disconcertingly original, the album could only have come from long and unrestrained experimentation.
—Timothy Crouse, Rolling Stone, 9 June 2025
Business Taken together, the changes reflect a new emphasis at Meta in favor of more unrestrained speech and more rapidly updating its apps — a dismantling of various guardrails the company has enacted over the years to curb the misuse of its platforms.
—Shannon Bond, NPR, 31 May 2025
The play transports viewers back to the 1950s but feels equally relevant in the 2020s with its themes of unrestrained political power, corporate timidity and journalistic integrity.
—Brian Stelter, CNN Money, 6 June 2025
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“Unrestrained.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/unrestrained. Accessed 2 Jul. 2025.
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unrestrained
adjective
un·re·strained
ˌən-ri-ˈstrānd
1
: not restrained : not held back
unrestrained praise for the political candidate
2
: free of outside forces or limits
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