as in uncontrollable
given to resisting control or discipline by others
police have vowed to crack down on the speeding, racing, and other driving misdeeds being committed by the town's incontrollable teenagers
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Adjective
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In place of the ancient forest was a shorn land besieged by uncontrollable wildfires, prone to land-slides and erosion.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
10 June 2026 -
She was diagnosed with Parkinson's disease eight years ago, a neurological disorder that damages brain cells, leading to symptoms like uncontrollable movements, tremors, and balance issues.—
Madeline Montgomery,
CBS News,
3 June 2026
Adjective
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But La Roja could not find a way past Vozinha and a stubborn defense that had an answer to everything Spain’s superstars threw at them.—
ABC News,
ABC News,
16 June 2026
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Meanwhile, Hanks invests the vulnerable but stubborn Woody with a delectable senior resilience.—
Owen Gleiberman,
Variety,
16 June 2026
Adjective
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The imperative now is to manage the unavoidable and avoid the unmanageable.—
Anjali Chaudhry,
Forbes.com,
1 June 2026
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If medical debt is becoming unmanageable, there may be debt relief strategies worth exploring before the situation escalates further.—
Angelica Leicht,
CBS News,
26 May 2026
Adjective
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The big splash made last month by the introduction of that bipartisan Senate bill was quickly drowned out by critics from both parties, along with the SEC and Big Ten, all of whom are looking for different answers to regulating an industry that is proving ungovernable.—
ABC News,
ABC News,
10 June 2026
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And her circumstances were a perfect storm of absence, workaholism and her mother's own ungovernable appetite for anyone who wasn't Stevie.—
Carly Tagen-Dye,
PEOPLE,
3 June 2026
Adjective
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In a labor negotiation, no one is incentivized to seem anything but intractable.—
Dan Shanoff,
New York Times,
3 June 2026
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The uncertainty makes the theft of the camera footage and archive one of the most intractable and damaging mysteries of the post-regime period.—
Amer Matar,
The Dial,
26 May 2026
Adjective
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But there’s a willful spark in these fleet, buoyant tracks that refuses to settle for mere revivalism.—
Philip Sherburne,
Pitchfork,
9 Dec. 2025
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The public embrace of Baldwin as the scribe of the civil-rights movement has involved a kind of willful amnesia regarding his queerness, and, in turn, an erasure of the muses—romantic and platonic—who inspired him.—
The Atlantic,
The Atlantic,
4 Dec. 2025
Adjective
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Others like Asleep at the Wheel founder Ray Benson highlighted Malo’s rebellious side, sharing a hazy memory of a joint shared in a Grammy Awards bathroom.—
Chris Parton,
Rolling Stone,
6 Dec. 2025
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Pulley credits that campaign with helping change the image of motorcycles from rebellious to something more acceptable to the mainstream and boosting Honda’s sales position dramatically.—
Eric D. Lawrence,
Freep.com,
4 Dec. 2025
Adjective
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Initially blocked by recalcitrant Democratic members of the House, the legislation was reintroduced during a lame-duck session following the 2024 election.—
Andrew Cockburn,
Harpers Magazine,
2 June 2026
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Cue a mordantly absurd scene where his chance to land a position in the administration hinges on him successfully retrieving a precious package from a muddy field behind enemy lines, which turns out to be a damp and recalcitrant cat.—
Jessica Kiang,
Variety,
20 May 2026
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“Incontrollable.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/incontrollable. Accessed 17 Jun. 2026.
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