UNRESTRAINT Synonyms: 64 Similar and Opposite Words

unrestraint

noun

ˌən-ri-ˈstrānt

Definition of unrestraint

as in abandon

carefree freedom from constraint the cheerful unrestraint of children

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Recent Examples of unrestraint He had never spoken with such fathoms of unrestraint. — Benjamin Hedin, The New Yorker, 3 Apr. 2017

Recent Examples of Synonyms for unrestraint

Noun

Falling in love with him had been gradual, not a matter of abandon.

— Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 13 July 2026
About 70 minutes after the collision, the abandon-ship order was issued, allowing the life rafts to be launched.

— Katie Mather, PEOPLE, 13 July 2026

Definition of abandon

Noun

He is held accountable by Magnus for the destruction of the children of darkness and the abandonment of the Paris coven that started the Theatre de Vampires.

— Sabrina Reed, Forbes.com, 20 July 2026
In an update shared to Facebook, the sheriff’s office said all three have been charged with abandonment of a corpse.

— Nicole Acosta, PEOPLE, 16 July 2026

Definition of abandonment

Noun

By the middle of the nineteenth century, the seriousness and stability of their suits suggested a new naturalness for their authority that came to seem both right and inevitable.

— Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 25 June 2026
As a national icon, the Natural Bridge served as a quiet, Emersonian rebuke to Europe’s militaristic triumphal arches, reinforcing the naturalness of American democracy.

— Sebastian Smee, New Yorker, 4 May 2026