unsubdued

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Recent Examples of Synonyms for unsubdued
Adjective
  • Homendy’s briefing comes as a 14-member team from the NTSB arrived Tuesday morning to investigate the crash that occurred when the train struck a dump truck Monday at an uncontrolled crossing near Mendon, Missouri, which is about 100 miles northeast of Kansas City.
    The Kansas City Star, Kansas City Star, 25 June 2026
  • The World Health Organization projects that uncontrolled resistance could impose more than one trillion dollars in cumulative healthcare costs by 2050 — a burden falling on systems already stretched to capacity.
    Robert Glatter, Forbes.com, 23 June 2026
Adjective
  • As an experienced soldier and statesman, the ninth Aztec emperor, Montezuma, had proven his abilities by expanding the Aztec empire and gaining tributes from previously unconquered surrounding nations.
    Jordana Rosenfeld, Encyclopedia Britannica, 17 June 2026
  • And by the lack of palpable buzz despite fond memories of ’94. There was a certain innocence and novelty to the World Cup’s first foray in an unconquered land, a coming-of-age moment for the nation and its newfound respect for jogo bonito.
    Mark Zeigler, San Diego Union-Tribune, 10 May 2026
Adjective
  • Mantello wasn’t being impudent.
    Theater Critic, Los Angeles Times, 6 May 2026
  • His first goal was pretty enough, an inch-perfect sidefoot just inside Donnarumma’s far post, but his second was a work of impudent art.
    Liam Twomey, New York Times, 11 Mar. 2026
Adjective
  • The county is also undertaking efforts to reduce vegetation on untamed land beyond the suburban streets of Altadena and Sunset Mesa.
    Connor Sheets, Los Angeles Times, 26 June 2026
  • Ongetem, which opened on June 25, 2025 as the anchor restaurant of Hilton’s first Canopy property in South Africa, takes its name from the Afrikaans word for untamed.
    Lauren Mowery, Forbes.com, 23 June 2026
Adjective
  • The Spurs led for more minutes than the Knicks and built seemingly unconquerable leads.
    Dana O’Neil, CNN Money, 14 June 2026
  • Ryan Borucki relieved him, the White Sox scored twice more, and the Giants faced an unconquerable deficit as baseball’s lowest-scoring team.
    Cam Inman, Mercury News, 23 May 2026
Adjective
  • In the 18th century, lusty also meant insolent, which might have conveyed Anderson’s frustrations with Dina’s unwillingness to accept his authority over her.
    Carolyn Zola, The Conversation, 11 June 2026
  • Meanwhile, the insolent and hyper-confident Ruben (Stuart Campbell as a teen and Gadd as a grown-up) has been in trouble with the law from a tender age.
    Carlos Aguilar, Los Angeles Times, 23 Apr. 2026
Adjective
  • For my microgeneration, the disillusionment crept in with the savage failure of the Iraq War.
    Christopher Hooks, Harpers Magazine, 23 June 2026
  • Set in the fictional lands of Westeros, House of the Dragon depicts a savage succession struggle within House Targaryen and a resulting civil war, known as the Dance of the Dragons.
    Encyclopedia Britannica, Encyclopedia Britannica, 22 June 2026
Adjective
  • The first major adaptation of the novel since Ang Lee’s in 1995, the new S&S stars Daisy Edgar-Jones as the indomitable Elinor, and Esmé Creed-Miles as her sister Marianne.
    Brittany Allen, Literary Hub, 25 June 2026
  • But Lobo isn't some mindless arrogant hulk out to impose his indomitable will.
    Jeff Spry, Space.com, 6 June 2026
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“Unsubdued.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/unsubdued. Accessed 30 Jun. 2026.

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