as in uncontrollable
given to resisting control or discipline by others
an unmanageable dog who had to be returned to the pound
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Recent Examples of unmanageable
Talk with your healthcare provider if your stress levels feel unmanageable.
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Sanja Jelic, Verywell Health, 29 Apr. 2026
In the case of bladder issues, many women don’t seek treatment until their symptoms have become unmanageable and disruptive.
—Flow Space Staff, Flow Space, 29 Apr. 2026
CEOs and workers alike struggle with intense pressure from unmanageable workloads, mounting job responsibilities, and lofty business expectations.
—Emma Burleigh, Fortune, 24 Apr. 2026
If logistics fail, traffic becomes unmanageable or the fan experience is poor, this high-profile endorsement backfires.
—Tim Derdenger, The Conversation, 7 Apr. 2026
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Sanja Jelic, Verywell Health, 29 Apr. 2026
In the case of bladder issues, many women don’t seek treatment until their symptoms have become unmanageable and disruptive.
—Flow Space Staff, Flow Space, 29 Apr. 2026
CEOs and workers alike struggle with intense pressure from unmanageable workloads, mounting job responsibilities, and lofty business expectations.
—Emma Burleigh, Fortune, 24 Apr. 2026
If logistics fail, traffic becomes unmanageable or the fan experience is poor, this high-profile endorsement backfires.
—Tim Derdenger, The Conversation, 7 Apr. 2026
See All Example Sentences for unmanageable
Recent Examples of Synonyms for unmanageable
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The Phoenix area was expected to receive 25-40 mph winds on May 17 with gusty winds, dry fuels and low humidity, potentially leading to fire danger with easier starts and the uncontrollable spread of new or existing fires, the weather service said.—
Christian Cervantes,
AZCentral.com,
17 May 2026
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The blaze is massive and uncontrollable.—
Samantha Stutsman,
PEOPLE,
16 May 2026
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David Paul Morris / Bloomberg via Getty Images Are Americans finally starting to feel the strain of soaring gas prices and stubborn inflation?—
Elizabeth Robinson,
NBC news,
19 May 2026
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Treasury yields have gone up in recent months as stubborn inflation reduces the likelihood of Fed rate cuts, Pisula notes, while geopolitical tensions add more long-term risk to rates.—
Tim Maxwell,
CBS News,
19 May 2026
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San Francisco currently spends about $700 million to $800 million per year on homelessness, aided by the passage in 2018 of the Proposition C gross receipts tax on businesses with annual revenue greater than $50 million, but has yet to make a dent in its intractable homelessness problem.—
Adam B. Summers,
Oc Register,
9 May 2026
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Rather than demonstrating American power, the conflict has pulled the US into a deeply unpopular and seemingly intractable confrontation with spiraling global economic consequences.—
Sylvie Zhuang,
CNN Money,
4 May 2026
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This harmless, doll-like look juxtaposed with the anger running through their punk discographies and unruly performances was meant to subvert the expectations of women as docile objects in the patriarchy.—
Maya Georgi,
Rolling Stone,
12 May 2026
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In the underdog sports comedy, Jake Johnson plays former tennis prodigy Dusty, who's now teaching unruly kids at a country club owned by his father (Ed Harris).—
Brian Truitt,
USA Today,
12 May 2026
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The biggest threat of AI is that the bulk of this powerful technology is uniquely within the control of a small cohort of ungovernable men.—
Elizabeth Shackelford,
Twin Cities,
7 May 2026
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To be a great man, in this tradition, is to be ungovernable by small rules.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
6 May 2026
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When Thomson went through a difficult divorce, in 2014, Djena would often check in on her, showing up at her door with food.—
Yudhijit Bhattacharjee,
New Yorker,
18 May 2026
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Crow-Armstrong had just failed to make a highly difficult, leaping catch at the wall.—
Alejandro Avila OutKick,
FOXNews.com,
18 May 2026
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Pritzker recently proposed a much more far-reaching set of bills that combine carrots and sticks to deal with recalcitrant municipalities.—
Michael Schill,
Chicago Tribune,
13 May 2026
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The failure of the network computer also made Ellison weirdly recalcitrant about the cloud.—
Elizabeth Lopatto,
The Verge,
29 Apr. 2026
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Unfortunately, the three women have no idea where to find the wayward patriarch.—
Jourdain Searles,
HollywoodReporter,
13 May 2026
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Authorities on the Peninsula helped rescue a wayward California sea lion that was found off busy Highway 101 on Friday.—
Tim Fang,
CBS News,
10 May 2026
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“Unmanageable.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/unmanageable. Accessed 21 May. 2026.
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