UNCONTROLLED Synonyms: 30 Similar and Opposite Words

uncontrolled

adjective

ˌən-kən-ˈtrōld

Definition of uncontrolled

as in rampant

showing no signs of being under control a tirade filled with uncontrolled anger about what the government was doing

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Recent Examples of uncontrolled Unlike past uncontrolled backstage issues in AEW, WWE is effectively monetizing this personal tension, with this first-time singles encounter expected to fuel future rematches. — Alfred Konuwa, Forbes.com, 21 Aug. 2026 The Carlisle airport is uncontrolled airport, meaning there is no air traffic control tower or controllers on site. — Ayesha Ali, ABC News, 19 Aug. 2026 According to a news release, the project reduces the risk of an uncontrolled channel change caused by decades of erosion near the confluence of the Arkansas and White rivers. — Sydney Sasser, Arkansas Online, 19 Aug. 2026 In November 2022, for example, the core stage of a Chinese Long March 5B rocket fell to Earth in an uncontrolled reentry over Spain, prompting multiple airspace closures out of caution. — Brett Tingley, Space.com, 19 Aug. 2026 See All Example Sentences for uncontrolled

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Adjective

The White House has repeatedly touted the economic impact that the sanctions have had on Iran, citing its rampant inflation and the massive loss in the value of its currency.

— Matthew Lee, Los Angeles Times, 3 Sep. 2026
The third-country deportations also include places so dangerous the State Department warns Americans to not travel there, like the Central African Republic, a landlocked country where armed conflict and violent crime are rampant.

— Syra Ortiz Blanes, Miami Herald, 2 Sep. 2026

Definition of rampant

Adjective

The tax revolt was a successful attempt by a small group of ideologues to capitalize on people’s justifiable anger at the cost-of-living crisis that followed the war in Vietnam, along with California’s runaway home prices.

— Maggie McGowan, The New York Review of Books, 5 Sep. 2026
The season’s runaway favorite, however, was The Real Housewives of Atlanta’s Phaedra Parks, whose cutthroat Traitor strategy — replete with sparkly eye shadow and sharp one-liners — got her almost all the way to the finish line.

— Fran Hoepfner, Vulture, 4 Sep. 2026