unconstraint

noun

ˌən-kən-ˈstrānt How to pronounce unconstraint (audio)
Definition of unconstraintnext
as in abandon
carefree freedom from constraint the actor plays the role of the comic drunkard with the kind of crowd-pleasing unconstraint that has made him a stage legend

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  1. abandon
  2. abandonment
  3. naturalness
Noun
  • Lipowitz’s unfortunate abandon in the stage 16 time trial came 24 hours after Evenepoel had outsprinted Pogačar to win at Plateau de Solaison.
    — Jacob Whitehead, New York Times, 27 July 2026
  • Her music accordingly pares down the signature elements of a genre in which reckless abandon and defiant self-expression have long been central.
    — Spencer Kornhaber, The Atlantic, 23 July 2026
Definition of abandon
Noun
  • Once a thriving center of Afghan architecture and royal grandeur, Mandu's palaces and mosques now stand frozen in time, their intricate designs and artistic embellishments weathered by centuries of abandonment.
    — Kieron Marchese, Architectural Digest, 27 July 2026
  • Advertisement America has gotten very good at the gesture of inclusion and very comfortable with the substance of abandonment.
    — Steve Way, Time, 27 July 2026
Definition of abandonment
Noun
  • By the middle of the nineteenth century, the seriousness and stability of their suits suggested a new naturalness for their authority that came to seem both right and inevitable.
    — Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 25 June 2026
  • As a national icon, the Natural Bridge served as a quiet, Emersonian rebuke to Europe’s militaristic triumphal arches, reinforcing the naturalness of American democracy.
    — Sebastian Smee, New Yorker, 4 May 2026
Definition of naturalness
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“Unconstraint.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/unconstraint. Accessed 30 Jul. 2026.

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