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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Commitment to unrestrained settlement expansion in the West Bank across the Israeli political spectrum, together with a lack of accountability for settler violence, could trigger a new intifada and make a Palestinian state a practical impossibility.
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The Unified Government mayor should have an unrestrained ability to lead, Garner said.
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His art form is chaos, and the unrestrained fear that chaos can provoke.
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Andrew P. Miller, Foreign Affairs, 5 Dec. 2025
His reconstruction drive intends to normalize this political reality and the pursuit of unrestrained, rapacious fossil fuel extractivism when climate change is intensifying.
—Nabil Salih, Time, 4 Dec. 2025
The Unified Government mayor should have an unrestrained ability to lead, Garner said.
—Kansas City Star, 3 Dec. 2025
His art form is chaos, and the unrestrained fear that chaos can provoke.
—The Atlantic Culture Desk, The Atlantic, 29 Oct. 2025
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“Unrestrained.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/unrestrained. Accessed 26 Dec. 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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