as in stubborn
given to resisting control or discipline by others
the uncontrollable child kept throwing tantrums in public and creating scenes
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Recent Examples of uncontrollable
Unlike the original Izo, Didi is described as an unpredictable and uncontrollable gang leader who has isolated others that are part of the powerful Viv Ansanm gang coalition.
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Jacqueline Charles, Miami Herald, 29 Aug. 2025
Morris will play a patient named Jackson Davis, who is taken to the hospital after experiencing an uncontrollable outburst in his college library.
—Andy Swift, TVLine, 26 Aug. 2025
Morris will play Jackson Davis, a patient brought to the ED after an uncontrollable outburst in the college library.
—Rosy Cordero, Deadline, 21 Aug. 2025
In North America, particularly the United States, intensifying fire weather – the hot, dry, windy conditions conducive to spreading fires – has led to increasingly uncontrollable wildfires that threaten human settlements.
—Seyd Teymoor Seydi, The Conversation, 21 Aug. 2025
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Jacqueline Charles, Miami Herald, 29 Aug. 2025
Morris will play a patient named Jackson Davis, who is taken to the hospital after experiencing an uncontrollable outburst in his college library.
—Andy Swift, TVLine, 26 Aug. 2025
Morris will play Jackson Davis, a patient brought to the ED after an uncontrollable outburst in the college library.
—Rosy Cordero, Deadline, 21 Aug. 2025
In North America, particularly the United States, intensifying fire weather – the hot, dry, windy conditions conducive to spreading fires – has led to increasingly uncontrollable wildfires that threaten human settlements.
—Seyd Teymoor Seydi, The Conversation, 21 Aug. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for uncontrollable
Adjective
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Of all the bad-hair-day culprits, matted hair can be the most stubborn and frustrating.—
Grace McCarty,
Glamour,
5 Sep. 2025
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Spills can be blotted (never rubbed) with a dry cloth since the fabric is non-absorptive, and for more stubborn stains, dry cleaning is recommended.—
Zoë Sessums,
Architectural Digest,
4 Sep. 2025
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Young adults living at home Rising inflation, increasing student debt and unmanageable housing and rent prices are some indicators of why young people have chosen to live with their parents.—
Sara Chernikoff,
USA Today,
3 Sep. 2025
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The popularity Nirvana gained at stupefying speed and unmanageable proportions in 1991 is impossible to replicate in the culture and music industry of 2025.—
Chris R. Morgan,
The Washington Examiner,
22 Aug. 2025
Adjective
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The gamble backfired and his centrist bloc lost seats to the far right and far left, leaving France with a divided National Assembly and effectively ungovernable.—
Saskya Vandoorne,
CNN Money,
9 Sep. 2025
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Meanwhile, the ocean itself plays its ungovernable part.—
Robert Lloyd,
Los Angeles Times,
3 July 2025
Adjective
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Shrewd dealmaker Anutin has been a mainstay in Thai politics throughout years of turmoil, positioning his Bhumjaithai party strategically between warring elites embroiled in an intractable power struggle and guaranteeing its place in a succession of coalition governments.—
Panarat Thepgumpanat,
USA Today,
5 Sep. 2025
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And far too often, countries are plunged into intractable conflict that leads to regional instability with global implications.—
Jason Carter,
Time,
4 Sep. 2025
Adjective
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Several local agencies from neighboring towns were called in to assist in dispersing the unruly crowd, and no injuries were reported among the officers.—
Julia Bonavita,
FOXNews.com,
4 Sep. 2025
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The National Guard played a limited security role, providing security to federal buildings and agents in a square-mile section of downtown where protests had become unruly.—
Andy Rose,
CNN Money,
3 Sep. 2025
Adjective
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The result is a book of willful delirium, one that deconstructs its own narrative.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
4 Sep. 2025
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Huger was ultimately charged with a DUI and DWI, negligently driving a vehicle in a careless and imprudent manner endangering property, life, and person, as well as recklessly driving a vehicle in wanton and willful disregard for the safety of persons and property.—
Liza Esquibias,
People.com,
2 Sep. 2025
Adjective
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Written by Kaitlin Reilly and Dorian Keyes, the film follows a rebellious bad boy and a type-A overachiever who join forces to win the student body presidency – and maybe each other’s hearts along the way.—
Zac Ntim,
Deadline,
8 Sep. 2025
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In business, as in life, there are times when conformity is an asset, but in others, embracing your individuality, inhabiting your rebellious spirit and being a true trailblazer are what lead to success.—
Paul Fitzgerald,
Rolling Stone,
8 Sep. 2025
Adjective
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Romania, meanwhile, has tried to right the ship after several wayward years of mismanagement at the Romanian Film Center, and a pile of unpaid debts from its cash rebate program that the government is finally close to settling in full.—
Christopher Vourlias,
Variety,
5 Sep. 2025
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Jamie Lee Curtis continues her hot streak of buzzy performances as Ella’s aunt, with Woody Harrelson as her wayward father, plus Jack Lowden, Kumail Nanjiani, Ayo Edebiri and Albert Brooks.—
Jack Smart,
People.com,
31 Aug. 2025
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“Uncontrollable.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/uncontrollable. Accessed 13 Sep. 2025.
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