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
There are many uncontrollable factors such as settling into a new environment, family issues and injuries, how fast a player adapts, how their pathway can become blocked by the emergence of others in their position, and different coaches having different opinions of players.
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Andy Naylor,
New York Times,
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.
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Madeline Montgomery,
CBS News,
3 June 2026
At the same time, severe OCD, intrusive thoughts and uncontrollable crying spells took a major toll on Cust’s mental health.
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Tereza Shkurtaj,
PEOPLE,
30 May 2026
My uncontrollable emotions and my identity crisis also hindered me from being able to enjoy the time with my kids.
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Simone Sauter,
Parents,
30 May 2026
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Andy Naylor,
New York Times,
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.
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Madeline Montgomery,
CBS News,
3 June 2026
At the same time, severe OCD, intrusive thoughts and uncontrollable crying spells took a major toll on Cust’s mental health.
—
Tereza Shkurtaj,
PEOPLE,
30 May 2026
My uncontrollable emotions and my identity crisis also hindered me from being able to enjoy the time with my kids.
—
Simone Sauter,
Parents,
30 May 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for uncontrollable
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Dealing with stubborn dark spots?
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But when the adults decide to cancel Christmas and the magical star fades away, a stubborn little bird named Pikkuli sets off on a winter adventure with friends to find the Starlight Reindeer and bring back the light.
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And, for those with genuinely unmanageable debt, filing for bankruptcy offers a reset, though there are trade-offs to weigh.
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Today, people amass unmanageable debt simply to keep faith with a story that feels increasingly detached from their reality.
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While founder control is cited for long-term vision, the piece suggests alternative models like steward-ownership could foster accountability without sacrificing strategic focus, urging regulators to adapt to this new era of concentrated, potentially ungovernable corporate power.
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The vampiric Goldman Sachs that Taibbi describes is an institution, a system that became too big to fail, and thus ungovernable.
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Even as the Vegas Golden Knights age out and the Oilers fade, the Sharks are undeniably perched to be an intractable problem for Vancouver in the Pacific over the course of the next decade (or more).
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That brief relief seemingly ignored an announcement from the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) just a few days earlier, that could create more intractable trouble for businesses in the months ahead.
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The 26-year-old actress plays Oreana Jackson in the Yellowstone spinoff series, the daughter of the unruly Rob-Will (Jai Courtney) and granddaughter of Rio Paloma's resident ranch queen, Beulah Jackson (Annette Bening).
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Dinosaur quickly got banned from some Massachusetts venues for playing too loud with their unruly combination of punk aggression and guitar solo-heavy classic rock.
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The film, which details her life in Tehran as the willful daughter of intellectual Marxists, is a reminder that Iranians are just like everyone else, Satrapi told the Associated Press in a 2007 interview in Cannes.
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The teenager was arrested for 12 counts of willful/malicious kill/maim/torture animal -- horse and three counts of felony malicious destruction of private property over $5,000, authorities said.
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To promote the new launch, the duo teamed up on a campaign captured on the streets of Paris by photographer Daniel Roché, with the aim of creating a series of images that reflects the fusion of youth culture and a cool, rebellious edge, Asics said.
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The last of the rebellious slaveholding states was finally under federal control.
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What at first felt fun — like guiding a sweet wayward child — soon felt like a crazymaking psychological experiment.
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Power brings a warmer and more wayward sensibility to such material than, say, the German photographers Bernd and Hilla Becher, whose deadpan grids of coal tipples and water towers drained industrial structures of affect.
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“Uncontrollable.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/uncontrollable. Accessed 27 Jun. 2026.
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