as in emotional
showing feeling freely
an uninhibited child who laughed and cried with equal abandon
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Recent Examples of uninhibited
While the show embraces uninhibited discontent, Johnson's and Fleissner's works ground the exhibit in the hope of collective engagement and civic action.
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Anya Sesay, jsonline.com, 16 Feb. 2026
This is football without VAR, in all its spontaneity, uninhibited celebration, lack of delays — and, sometimes, mistakes.
—Cerys Jones, New York Times, 15 Feb. 2026
Though a lot of the action is uninhibited and spontaneous, all participants have worked together, professionally and socially, for years and are highly skilled.
—Marcia Luttrell, San Diego Union-Tribune, 15 Feb. 2026
Cathy might be as uninhibited as Heathcliff when roaming the outdoors, but a woman of her status can’t be allowed to marry a foundling, especially one who now works for her family as a servant.
—David Sims, The Atlantic, 9 Feb. 2026
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Anya Sesay, jsonline.com, 16 Feb. 2026
This is football without VAR, in all its spontaneity, uninhibited celebration, lack of delays — and, sometimes, mistakes.
—Cerys Jones, New York Times, 15 Feb. 2026
Though a lot of the action is uninhibited and spontaneous, all participants have worked together, professionally and socially, for years and are highly skilled.
—Marcia Luttrell, San Diego Union-Tribune, 15 Feb. 2026
Cathy might be as uninhibited as Heathcliff when roaming the outdoors, but a woman of her status can’t be allowed to marry a foundling, especially one who now works for her family as a servant.
—David Sims, The Atlantic, 9 Feb. 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for uninhibited
Adjective
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Seitz said the men had assaulted him, and that the Los Angeles County Sheriff’s Department and deputies had violated his civil rights, inflicted emotional stress, defamed him and conspired to keep the matter quiet.—
Los Angeles Times,
Los Angeles Times,
28 Feb. 2026
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With Spoelstra appreciative of the emotional drain of the experience, as well as the eventual exhilaration.—
Ira Winderman,
Sun Sentinel,
28 Feb. 2026
Adjective
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Aside from the 43rd president’s penchant for surfacing mostly for official events — joking in an affectionate and hilarious manner with Michelle Obama — Bush’s taciturn post-presidency cuts a striking contrast with the two men who bracketed his tenure.—
Dallas Morning News,
Dallas Morning News,
22 Feb. 2026
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But after a perfunctory squeeze, her father lays his head on her shoulder in a gesture of affectionate, put-on penitence.—
Gail Sheehy,
Vanity Fair,
20 Feb. 2026
Adjective
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This expressive, effusive soul could finally use skating to effusively express her soul.—
Dana O’Neil,
CNN Money,
20 Feb. 2026
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Even knowing that McEniry’s future lies in football, Marmion coach Joe Piekarz couldn’t be more effusive in his praise of the effort that McEniry brings to the table.—
Paul Johnson,
Chicago Tribune,
19 Feb. 2026
Adjective
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Giving your all to others has left your loving cup empty.—
Lisa Stardust,
Vogue,
2 Mar. 2026
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Friends of Wendy and Gary Spohr filed one after another before Judge Garen Horst to describe a loving couple who thrived on adventure and travel, whether skiing their beloved Sierra or diving in the waters of the South Pacific, but whose lives were cut down out of Serafini’s greed.—
Darrell Smith,
Sacbee.com,
28 Feb. 2026
Adjective
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Fortunately, the United States, Russia and China all have strong national interests in avoiding an unrestrained nuclear race, which would leave all of them poorer and no more secure.—
Matthew Bunn,
The Conversation,
19 Feb. 2026
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Consider the scenario playing out in Texas, where Representative Jasmine Crockett, an unrestrained liberal media magnet, is running for the Senate seat held by the Republican John Cornyn.—
Mark Leibovich,
The Atlantic,
11 Feb. 2026
Adjective
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But outgoing Buffs athletic director Rick George has been at this a long time.—
Sean Keeler,
Denver Post,
28 Feb. 2026
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Every vendor in the market was kind, outgoing and helpful.—
Veronica Fernandez-Alvarado
February 28,
Sacbee.com,
28 Feb. 2026
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“Uninhibited.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/uninhibited. Accessed 2 Mar. 2026.
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