un·re·strained
ˌən-ri-ˈstrānd 
1
: not restrained : immoderate, uncontrolled
unrestrained proliferation of technology
2
: free of constraint : spontaneous
felt happy and unrestrained
: the quality or state of being unrestrained
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Adjective
The child in the car accident was unrestrained.
She was fined for driving with an unrestrained infant.
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One of them, who was unrestrained, died at the scene, while the other was taken to the hospital with major injuries.
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Eventually, Mete might break off to side with Aleksi, to try to make room for his vast and unrestrained thinking, which seemed to challenge every assumption and norm.
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Wails pierce the air in a mix of lyrical song and unrestrained cries; a group of mourners wave leafy branches and beat them against the ground in a rhythm.
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Adjective
Stood frozen to the backdrop of unrestrained exultation, Cholowsky — the presumptive top pick in July’s MLB Draft — gazed over the boy’s shoulder with a thousand-yard stare.
—Ira Gorawara, New York Times, 1 June 2026
One of them, who was unrestrained, died at the scene, while the other was taken to the hospital with major injuries.
—Brandon Downs, CBS News, 31 May 2026
Eventually, Mete might break off to side with Aleksi, to try to make room for his vast and unrestrained thinking, which seemed to challenge every assumption and norm.
—Ayşegül Savaş, New Yorker, 24 May 2026
Wails pierce the air in a mix of lyrical song and unrestrained cries; a group of mourners wave leafy branches and beat them against the ground in a rhythm.
—ABC News, 18 May 2026
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“Unrestrained.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/unrestrained. Accessed 14 Jun. 2026.
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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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