UNCAUGHT Synonyms: 40 Similar and Opposite Words

uncaught

adjective

Definition of uncaught

as in unbound

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Recent Examples of uncaught His perfect parade was broken up by an error in the fourth inning when miscommunication between Andy Pages and Kyle Tucker led to Trea Turner’s fly ball glancing off Tucker’s glove and dropping to the warning track uncaught. — Bill Plunkett, Oc Register, 30 May 2026 Women and children of the city are living in a state of terror, fearing that the fiend, if uncaught, will commit other outrages in this city. — Literary Hub, 16 Oct. 2025 The Cubs carried a two-run lead into the sixth inning against the San Diego Padres, owners of the best record in baseball, when everything started to unravel after an uncaught fly ball. — Meghan Montemurro, Chicago Tribune, 15 Apr. 2025 From demons to death cults, uncaught killers to unsolved disappearances, these genre films have proven that truth is not just stranger, but also scarier than fiction. — Declan Gallagher and Chris Bellamy, EW.com, 31 Oct. 2024 Despite a massive daily cleanup operation that leaves the post-parade landscape remarkably clean, uncaught beads dangle from tree limbs like Spanish moss and get ground into the mud under the feet of passers-by. — Kevin McGill, Quartz, 11 Feb. 2024 Fishing for coho has been excellent at times and biologists said 44,000 hatchery coho remained uncaught Monday from the quota of 84,000. — Bill Monroe, oregonlive, 22 Aug. 2022 That ratio can then be used to calculate the number that went uncaught in real life. — The Physics Arxiv Blog, Discover Magazine, 24 Sep. 2021

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Adjective

Then the coach known as the most impulsive man on an NFL sideline runs that stop sign, grits his teeth and breaks unbound into character.

— Michael Silver, New York Times, 16 June 2026
His vibrant original compositions were faithfully reproduced using stencil and combined with an original text written by the artist to form the unbound book.

— Chadd Scott, Forbes.com, 10 Mar. 2026

Definition of unbound

Adjective

But even with this extensive network, there still is a need for improvements to address data gaps and enhance the representation of different aquifers, both in confined and unconfined conditions.

— Claire Marks, Austin American-Statesman, 27 Aug. 2024
Destroying a pier is likely beyond the capability of an unconfined sea drone explosion.

— Ben Hodges, Led Klosky, Robert Person, Foreign Affairs, 5 Dec. 2023

Definition of unconfined

Adjective

Diving for loose balls, boxing out, guarding whoever Steve Kerr told him to, and occasionally making a basket.

— Joseph Dycus, Mercury News, 6 July 2026
Tempers flared late in the fourth quarter when Kings center Dylan Cardwell and Nets guard Egor Demin wrestled for a loose ball.

— Jason Anderson, Sacbee.com, 5 July 2026

Definition of loose

Adjective

The filmmaker joins the latest edition of Deadline’s Doc Talk podcast to discuss the glitch in the matrix (so to speak) that produced such an unfettered and uncensored explosion of self-expression.

— Matthew Carey, Deadline, 30 June 2026
But the reality failed to live up to the hype as Britain struggled to adjust to life without unfettered access to the 27-nation free trade bloc and its market of 450 million people.

— Danica Kirka, Fortune, 22 June 2026

Definition of unfettered

Adjective

As Evil Dead Burn is unleashed on cinemas, the cast recently discussed the heavy toll of performing in the horror sequel.

— Glenn Garner, Deadline, 9 July 2026
Russia has unleashed waves of missile and drone attacks on Kyiv in recent months, including a barrage of strikes on Monday.

— Elise Spenner, ABC News, 9 July 2026

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