Example Sentences

Recent Examples of Synonyms for incontrollable
Adjective
  • Commenters had a lot to say, and many of them highlighted an often uncontrollable difference between generations: financial insecurity.
    Anna Halkidis, Parents, 26 June 2025
  • In both cases, the objective was to signal strength while minimizing the chance of escalation into uncontrollable conflict.
    Robert Rapier, Forbes.com, 23 June 2025
Adjective
  • All of which can be employed by Musk or anyone else using AI to target us with false political advertising tailored to our most stubborn biases, further dividing us, manipulating elections and solidifying what has already become a fascist state.
    Sal Recchi, The Orlando Sentinel, 22 June 2025
  • Then Curry, rattled by the monumental reverb of Kyrie’s shot, hurried into a stubborn approach on the ensuing possession, missed a desperate 3 over Kevin Love, who used his length and a rare display of defensive intensity to deny Curry a good look.
    David Aldridge, New York Times, 22 June 2025
Adjective
  • The sateen shell kept cool, and the weight and thickness of this insert were ideal and not too unwieldy, too fluffy or unmanageable.
    Rebecca Jones, Southern Living, 30 May 2025
  • In fact, 43% of employees attribute burnout to an unmanageable workload, while 37% point to insufficient resources, and nearly 35% cite toxic workplace culture as a root cause.
    Lisa Bodell, Forbes.com, 23 May 2025
Adjective
  • Gleichschaltung brings the unconscious—the self’s most ungovernable part—into line, and in doing so empties the individual of creativity, vitality, and, most importantly, resistance.
    Zoe Roth April 30, Literary Hub, 30 Apr. 2025
  • Additionally, both the SAF and RSF are moving away from land battles and instead seek to destabilize their rivals’ territory with air or drone strikes, making the country as a whole increasingly ungovernable.
    Mai Hassan, Foreign Affairs, 30 Apr. 2025
Adjective
  • To bring this seemingly intractable fight to an end would require a solution that serves both sides’ interests, producing the affordable housing our city needs and saving this open space neighbors love.
    Randy Mastro, New York Daily News, 24 June 2025
  • Growing up in close proximity to Los Angeles’s storied music venues was another intractable part of their youth.
    Hannah Jackson, Vogue, 20 June 2025
Adjective
  • Cruz was the fourth of her parents’ eight children and willful from a young age.
    Rebecca Grant June 24, Literary Hub, 24 June 2025
  • Importantly, and unlike the ICA, willful violations of the ADA can incur criminal penalties.
    Doug Criscitello, Forbes.com, 12 May 2025
Adjective
  • Mexican music has always been rock-ish in spirit — sincere, rebellious, a direct message that invites you to rebel against the world.
    Ernesto Lechner, Los Angeles Times, 24 June 2025
  • Strahovski shares details about her character’s state of mind the moment when everything changed with a bold and rebellious move, after finding love again with Commander Wharton (Josh Charles), below.
    Rosy Cordero, Deadline, 22 June 2025
Adjective
  • Pulled along by Valérie like a recalcitrant puppy, Richard sets off on a quest to find the missing man, who may have ties to the Sicilian Mafia.
    The New Yorker, New Yorker, 25 June 2025
  • Khamenei’s stance is at once recalcitrant and cautious to the point of cowardice.
    Arash Azizi, The Atlantic, 22 June 2025
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“Incontrollable.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/incontrollable. Accessed 5 Jul. 2025.

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