untrammeled
adjective
un·tram·meled
ˌən-ˈtra-məld 
variants
US untrammeled
or British untrammelled
: not confined, limited, or impeded
untrammeled greed/arrogance
the untrammeled free market
Since the later 1990s, when the first news sites were introduced on the Internet, most papers have offered untrammeled access to them.—
Michael Massing
Michael MassingShe looks back with amazement at the untrammeled single life she enjoyed not so long ago.—Paul Gray
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Impeachment is an inherently political act, as historians and legal scholars have long attested; Green takes the long view that measures like his build an engaged opposition capable of facing down what has thus far been an untrammeled seizure of executive power by the far right.
—Chris Lehmann, Harpers Magazine, 20 Aug. 2025
Telltale details of artifice surface in these larger gallery images: Backdrops emerge more prominently, noticeable seams and threads materialize in artificial arrangements, a layer of dust coats a fake bamboo plant, a rubber hose snakes into a seemingly untrammeled landscape.
—Lisa Wong MacAbasco, Vogue, 4 Aug. 2025
Fairchild Studio: What is the inspiration behind the collections being shown at this year’s Couture Show?
Jeffrey Cohen: The Manchette reprises one of the defining accessories of the ’80s, the cuff watch, which epitomized an era of carefree, untrammeled watchmaking style.
—Fairchild Studio, Footwear News, 6 June 2025
The answer lies in America’s fervor for the synthetic materials that, beginning in the mid-20th century, reshaped our entire society—and in the cunning methods that chemical makers used to ensure their untrammeled spread.
—Mariah Blake, The Atlantic, 5 May 2025
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Chris Lehmann, Harpers Magazine, 20 Aug. 2025
Telltale details of artifice surface in these larger gallery images: Backdrops emerge more prominently, noticeable seams and threads materialize in artificial arrangements, a layer of dust coats a fake bamboo plant, a rubber hose snakes into a seemingly untrammeled landscape.
—Lisa Wong MacAbasco, Vogue, 4 Aug. 2025
Fairchild Studio: What is the inspiration behind the collections being shown at this year’s Couture Show?
Jeffrey Cohen: The Manchette reprises one of the defining accessories of the ’80s, the cuff watch, which epitomized an era of carefree, untrammeled watchmaking style.
—Fairchild Studio, Footwear News, 6 June 2025
The answer lies in America’s fervor for the synthetic materials that, beginning in the mid-20th century, reshaped our entire society—and in the cunning methods that chemical makers used to ensure their untrammeled spread.
—Mariah Blake, The Atlantic, 5 May 2025
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“Untrammeled.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/untrammeled. Accessed 9 Sep. 2025.
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