UNFETTERED Synonyms: 80 Similar and Opposite Words

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adjective

Definition of unfettered

as in unleashed

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verb

past tense of unfetter

as in freed

to set free (as from slavery or confinement) authorities eventually unfettered the menagerie of wild animals that had been kept illegally as pets

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So why exactly is Trump demanding this unfettered charge at oblivion, and what are the options for putting guardrails up despite him? — Los Angeles Times, 18 Sep. 2026 As researchers warn that artificial intelligence could pose catastrophic risks, some of the pioneers who helped develop the technology are weighing in with additional warnings on the dangers of unfettered advances in capability. — Kai Nicol-Schwarz, CNBC, 15 Sep. 2026 By the Monitor's Editorial Board Warnings about the potential dangers of unfettered artificial intelligence development have reached their highest decibel levels yet. — The Christian Science Monitor, Christian Science Monitor, 14 Sep. 2026 That means Roman will have the benefit of solar power and a lack of obstructions—giving it an unfettered look into the cosmos. — Mary Randolph, Scientific American, 1 Sep. 2026 See All Example Sentences for unfettered

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In 1995, the rape of a 12-year-old girl by three US servicemen unleashed outrage and mass protests in Okinawa.

— Junko Ogura, CNN Money, 4 Oct. 2026
Rescuers are still searching for more than 5,000 people missing in the border region with China after August’s glacier collapse unleashed landslides and a flash flood that tore through valleys.

— Reuters, NBC news, 2 Oct. 2026

Definition of unleashed

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In present day, back on the planet decimated by the Manhunters, John interrogates Sinestro (Ulrich Thomsen) and learns that Noah freed the villain from prison.

— Jordan Moreau, Variety, 5 Oct. 2026
Once imprisoned on corruption charges, Lula was freed by the nation's Supreme Court and then defeated incumbent Jair Bolsonaro in a heated 2022 election by a razor-thin margin.

— David Unsworth, FOXNews.com, 5 Oct. 2026

Definition of freed

Adjective

Miami Beach police have taken an escaped prisoner into custody after a search near Mount Sinai Medical Center Thursday afternoon, authorities said.

— Sergio Candido, CBS News, 17 Sep. 2026
But these stats reflect firefighting progress at this stage rather than an escaped blaze, the department's public affairs officer Tiffany Davilla explained.

— Joan Meiners, AZCentral.com, 28 Aug. 2026

Definition of escaped

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We were taught by a gruff cockney called Fred Waring, who had participated in the D-Day landings in a regiment that had fought its way across Europe towards Berlin and liberated the concentration camp at Belsen.

— Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 21 Sep. 2026
While maybe not what anyone would call a feminist show, Charlie’s Angels did come along right when women were first being liberated on network TV.

— Michael Callahan, HollywoodReporter, 11 Sep. 2026

Definition of liberated

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There is a minute’s ovation for Keegan, who was chief operations officer and then manager at Craven Cottage in the late 1990s, there is an unchained melody of bedlam, the creation of chaos and there are a lot of c***s.

— George Caulkin, New York Times, 25 Aug. 2026
Often the raconteur side is too unchained.

— Jed Gottlieb, Boston Herald, 25 May 2026

Definition of unchained

Verb

There’s also the heating and cooling system, wherein heat generated by the hotel’s air-conditioning units is used to produce hot water rather than being released into the atmosphere.

— Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 6 Oct. 2026
Russian officials have not released figures on damage to the country's oil infrastructure.

— HANNA ARHIROVA, Arkansas Online, 6 Oct. 2026

Definition of released

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Four people were rescued and one person remained missing Wednesday night after the crash of a medevac helicopter off Catalina Island, authorities said.

— Iris Kwok, Los Angeles Times, 1 Oct. 2026
Video released Wednesday morning captured the moments when a Kansas City Police Department detective and a Clay County Sheriff’s deputy rescued a man from a pickup truck that was engulfed in flames.

— Kansas City Star, Kansas City Star, 30 Sep. 2026

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