UNCONTROLLABLE Synonyms: 64 Similar and Opposite Words

uncontrollable

adjective

ˌən-kən-ˈtrō-lə-bəl

Definition of uncontrollable

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 The jealousy that emanates from every pore of this guy is uncontrollable. — Ct Jones, Rolling Stone, 27 June 2026 An uncontrollable laugh when tickled is vastly different from a polite laugh in a meeting, an infectious laugh during a movie, or a nervous little giggle after making a mistake. — Laura Baisas, Popular Science, 25 June 2026 The cold water gasp reflex is completely involuntary and uncontrollable. — Stephen Underwood, Hartford Courant, 21 June 2026 Cannabis gave me back some control during a largely uncontrollable period in my life. — Dalton Ross, Entertainment Weekly, 18 June 2026 See All Example Sentences for uncontrollable

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Adjective

For lipedema, Power Plate points to research suggesting whole-body vibration boosts lymphatic flow, which may liquefy and drain stubborn lymph fluid, relieve swelling and ease chronic pain.

— Samantha Agate, Charlotte Observer, 14 July 2026
The grower will plant again next season, because that is what Israelis do, and the hope in that is stubborn.

— Frayda Leibtag, Time, 13 July 2026

Definition of stubborn

Adjective

New research from Omdia, commissioned by Apica and surveying 300 enterprise IT decision-makers, found that 59% of enterprises have already terminated or delayed an agentic AI deployment because observability costs have become unmanageable.

— Andi Mann, Forbes.com, 8 July 2026
In his view, the Bank of Japan is suppressing bond yields to prevent interest costs on the debt pile from becoming unmanageable.

— Jason Ma, Fortune, 6 July 2026

Definition of unmanageable

Adjective

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.

— Mary Johnstone-Louis, Forbes.com, 20 June 2026
The vampiric Goldman Sachs that Taibbi describes is an institution, a system that became too big to fail, and thus ungovernable.

— Charlie Warzel, The Atlantic, 20 June 2026

Definition of ungovernable

Adjective

The 84-year-old American makes unruly mixed media sculptures that have challenged the traditional art establishment (conventionalists found her use of latex and glitter most unsettling).

— Fiona Sinclair Scott, CNN Money, 11 July 2026
There is nothing more unfair to the board and the attending owners than when one or more owners hijack a meeting with unruly behavior.

— Kelly G. Richardson, San Diego Union-Tribune, 7 July 2026

Definition of unruly

Adjective

In 2018, the IRS closed the Offshore Voluntary Disclosure Program (OVDP), ending the formal disclosure program designed primarily for taxpayers with potential criminal exposure or willful violations relating to unreported offshore holdings.

— Virginia La Torre Jeker, Forbes.com, 2 July 2026
Federal law generally prohibits direct service connection for addiction classified as resulting from willful misconduct.

— Daniel Fusch, USA Today, 29 June 2026

Definition of willful

Adjective

For seven seasons, a hodgepodge crew mixing Starfleet and the rebellious Maquis put aside their differences after they got zapped 70,000 lightyears away from Earth, deep into the uncharted Delta Quadrant.

— Jordan Hoffman, Entertainment Weekly, 4 July 2026
This could bring about sudden ideas, or trigger rebellious impulses and creative imagination.

— Valerie Mesa, PEOPLE, 26 June 2026

Definition of rebellious

Adjective

The experience of eating it is even more shocking … the electric crunch of passionfruit seeds giving way to exploding citrus vesicles, glimmering like wayward teardrop gems … and … was that a dehydrated banana?

— Cooking Editor, Los Angeles Times, 10 July 2026
Footage has been captured from behind the goal and most of the 20 attempts, to be kind, are wayward.

— Philip Buckingham, New York Times, 10 July 2026

Definition of wayward

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