Synonyms of unchecked

unchecked

adjective

ˌən-ˈchekt 

as in rampant

showing no signs of being under control

unchecked corruption in the state's prison system

Synonyms & Similar Words

• rampant
• uncontrolled
• unbridled
• runaway
• unhindered
• unbounded
• unrestrained
• unhampered
• abandoned
• intemperate
• raw
• uncontrollable
• uninhibited
• ungovernable
• riotous
• wild
• barbaric
• hog wild

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• checked
• controlled
• hampered
• hindered
• restrained
• governed
• constrained
• temperate
• moderate
• curbed
• bridled
• tempered

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of unchecked

The first-person psychological horror game combines surreal imagery with a nonlinear narrative exploring responsibility, denial and the consequences of unchecked power. — Anthony D'alessandro, Deadline, 29 Oct. 2026

Spurred to vote on Tuesday by a combination of outrage over the war in Gaza, settler violence in the West Bank, and unchecked violent crime in Arab communities, Israel’s Arab citizens turned out in unprecedented numbers. — Ilan Ben Zion, Christian Science Monitor, 28 Oct. 2026

Our founders feared concentrated, unchecked power, and Congress built the SEC to guard against it after the 1929 collapse. — Andrew Behar, Fortune, 26 Oct. 2026

In 1971, Stanford psychology professor Philip Zimbardo conducted a study in which a group of participants were divided into prison guards and inmates, with the guards given nearly unchecked power. — Roxana Hadadi, Vulture, 22 Oct. 2026