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
In fact, too much change at once becomes unmanageable noise.
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Kathleen Walch, Forbes.com, 23 May 2025
Freedom Debt Relief offers a five-step program to alleviate unmanageable debt without charging sign-up fees.
—Jason Phillips, USA Today, 17 May 2025
So why, in Schumer’s case, did semaglutide cause unmanageable side effects, while tirzepatide didn’t?
—Julia Ries, Health, 13 May 2025
What To Know The lawsuit alleges that Coca-Cola and PepsiCo promoted misleading messages about the recyclability of their plastic bottles while continuing to market and sell products that are creating an unmanageable waste situation on the islands.
—Sophie Clark, MSNBC Newsweek, 13 May 2025
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Kathleen Walch, Forbes.com, 23 May 2025
Freedom Debt Relief offers a five-step program to alleviate unmanageable debt without charging sign-up fees.
—Jason Phillips, USA Today, 17 May 2025
So why, in Schumer’s case, did semaglutide cause unmanageable side effects, while tirzepatide didn’t?
—Julia Ries, Health, 13 May 2025
What To Know The lawsuit alleges that Coca-Cola and PepsiCo promoted misleading messages about the recyclability of their plastic bottles while continuing to market and sell products that are creating an unmanageable waste situation on the islands.
—Sophie Clark, MSNBC Newsweek, 13 May 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for unmanageable
Adjective
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Alopecia areata is an autoimmune disease that causes uncontrollable hair loss on the scalp, face, and body.—
Shamsha Damani,
Health,
13 June 2025
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The laptop soon started doing the same thing as the other machine – with the uncontrollable cursor.—
Scott Kramer,
Forbes.com,
8 June 2025
Adjective
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Their relationship can be difficult as AM is stubborn and likes to have her way always.—
Carolyn Rosenblatt,
Forbes.com,
9 June 2025
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Some of these infections stop on their own, but others are too stubborn, or too serious, to leave untreated.—
Sam Walters,
Discover Magazine,
4 June 2025
Adjective
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These organizations see quantum computers as complementary accelerators that could help address intractable problems that classical machines cannot realistically solve.—
Yuval Boger,
Forbes.com,
9 June 2025
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Perhaps, some mused, the same collaborative spirit could be harnessed to tackle other intractable problems, like a severe housing crisis and corrosive inequality.—
Rachel Morris,
New Yorker,
5 June 2025
Adjective
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About 150 people have been arrested at the protests, which have included flareups of unruly clashes, vandalism and looting, but have remained limited to a few blocks in the city's downtown area.—
Edward Segarra,
USA Today,
12 June 2025
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This top detangling brush is suitable for every hair texture, from tight coils to super straight hair types, as its innovative design effortlessly and thoroughly combs through all kinds of unruly strands.—
Olivia Cigliano,
Footwear News,
12 June 2025
Adjective
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Gleichschaltung brings the unconscious—the self’s most ungovernable part—into line, and in doing so empties the individual of creativity, vitality, and, most importantly, resistance.—
Zoe Roth
April 30,
Literary Hub,
30 Apr. 2025
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Additionally, both the SAF and RSF are moving away from land battles and instead seek to destabilize their rivals’ territory with air or drone strikes, making the country as a whole increasingly ungovernable.—
Mai Hassan,
Foreign Affairs,
30 Apr. 2025
Adjective
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Protein powder can be difficult to digest Protein powder contains especially high concentrations of protein.—
MISAKI KAWATSU,
Vogue,
10 June 2025
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Despite her risky gambit, Metcalfe, who is studying to be an attorney at the University of Law in Manchester, England, admits that her sport has helped her through some of the most difficult times of her life.—
Andy Frye,
Forbes.com,
10 June 2025
Adjective
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And the recalcitrant public statements by Mr. Trump and members of his cabinet have raised questions about whether his administration is openly defying the Supreme Court’s instructions — and what, if anything, might be done about that.—
Alan Feuer,
New York Times,
16 May 2025
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In response, these recalcitrant members of Congress simply refused to adopt must-pass federal reapportionment legislation.—
Made by History,
Time,
2 Apr. 2025
Adjective
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Flynn stars in the series in the pivotal role of Dickie Greenleaf, a wayward vagabond who is murdered by a grifter, Tom Ripley (Andrew Scott), who assumes Dickie’s identity.—
Tim Lammers,
Forbes.com,
9 June 2025
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For a time, this combination of wayward emotional expression and cultural openness, this embrace of other forms of beauty, seemed to embody a new, modern ideal.—
Susan Tallman,
The Atlantic,
30 May 2025
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“Unmanageable.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/unmanageable. Accessed 24 Jun. 2025.
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