as in rampant
showing no signs of being under control
the freeway system needs to be expanded to meet the demands of the city's unhampered growth
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Recent Examples of unhampered
It’s made out of clear acrylic material, so there’s nothing in the way of an unhampered view.
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Megan Ulu-Lani Boyanton, Better Homes & Gardens, 16 Sep. 2024
Wentz seemed fearless and unhampered escaping the pocket early and still looks fluid and athletic.
—Scott Horner, The Indianapolis Star, 15 Sep. 2021
What’s more, rum is relatively unhampered by strict regulations.
—Los Angeles Times, 22 Aug. 2021
But even as the U.S. boosts pandemic assistance to India and allows some of its diplomatic families to come home, other aspects of the relationship continue unhampered.
—Zeke Miller, Time, 1 May 2021
In fact, for those who would profit from the ways things are now, that sense of fatigue, of individual moral confusion, allows inequities to continue unhampered.
—Soleil Ho, SFChronicle.com, 19 Oct. 2020
In that case, given the need to respond quickly, the commander in chief’s power should remain unhampered.
—Richard K. Betts, Foreign Affairs, 13 Feb. 2018
In Mendelsohn’s earlier works, classics slip in and out unhampered and unquestioned, like a friend with a key to the house.
—Giancarlo Buonomo, New Republic, 3 Oct. 2017
Megan Ulu-Lani Boyanton, Better Homes & Gardens, 16 Sep. 2024
Wentz seemed fearless and unhampered escaping the pocket early and still looks fluid and athletic.
—Scott Horner, The Indianapolis Star, 15 Sep. 2021
What’s more, rum is relatively unhampered by strict regulations.
—Los Angeles Times, 22 Aug. 2021
But even as the U.S. boosts pandemic assistance to India and allows some of its diplomatic families to come home, other aspects of the relationship continue unhampered.
—Zeke Miller, Time, 1 May 2021
In fact, for those who would profit from the ways things are now, that sense of fatigue, of individual moral confusion, allows inequities to continue unhampered.
—Soleil Ho, SFChronicle.com, 19 Oct. 2020
In that case, given the need to respond quickly, the commander in chief’s power should remain unhampered.
—Richard K. Betts, Foreign Affairs, 13 Feb. 2018
In Mendelsohn’s earlier works, classics slip in and out unhampered and unquestioned, like a friend with a key to the house.
—Giancarlo Buonomo, New Republic, 3 Oct. 2017
Recent Examples of Synonyms for unhampered
Adjective
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These sanctions, the US claims, are meant to target rampant corruption and human rights abuses in the country, as well as its leaders’ undermining of democracy.—
Andrew Raine,
CNN Money,
4 Sep. 2025
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Speculation of a breakup is rampant but the news is not yet public.—
Caleb Hammond,
IndieWire,
4 Sep. 2025
Adjective
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This is the light scattering nature of Earth's atmosphere, wherein shorter blue wavelengths scatter, while longer red and orange wavelengths are able to travel through to our eyes relatively unhindered.—
Anthony Wood,
Space.com,
7 Aug. 2025
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When evening arrives, as fire pits are lit up beneath starry skies, guests meet nowadays unhindered by city illumination.—
Shelby Knick,
Forbes.com,
7 Aug. 2025
Adjective
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Reinforce Change Management With Staged Rollouts As with any outage, Pennsylvania’s 911 failure highlighted how uncontrolled changes—whether in hardware, software or configurations—can disrupt critical systems.—
Expert Panel®,
Forbes.com,
3 Sep. 2025
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Baxdrostat, an experimental medicine made by AstraZeneca, showed promise in treating people with uncontrolled or resistant high blood pressure in a recent trial.—
Jen Christensen,
CNN Money,
30 Aug. 2025
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“Unhampered.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/unhampered. Accessed 9 Sep. 2025.
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