unrestrained

[uhn-ri-streynd]

adjective

1. not restrained restrained or controlled; uncontrolled or uncontrollable.

   the unrestrained birthrate in some countries.

   Synonyms: excessive, unbridled, unrepressed, unchecked

2. not constrained; spontaneous.

   unrestrained laughter.

unrestrained

/ ˌʌnrɪˈstreɪnɪdlɪ, ˌʌnrɪˈstreɪnd /

adjective

1. not restrained or checked; free or natural

Other Word Forms

• unrestrainedly adverb
• unrestrainedness noun

Word History and Origins

Origin of unrestrained¹

First recorded in 1580–90; un- ¹ + restrained

Example Sentences

Remove the veil of folklore, and the plot isn’t too different from Oliphant’s career as an unrestrained cartoonist, whose satirical illustrations drew the ire of power-hungry politicians and like-minded megalomaniacs all over the world.

From Salon

Aligned with the forces of predatory capitalism, they erode public conscience “while celebrating unrestrained self-interest, extreme individualism, deregulation, and privatization.”

From Salon

This did not dampen her gratitude, however: The gesture “was an expression of indulgence unrestrained by any considerations of expense.”

From Los Angeles Times

“Today’s order favors the President over our precedent; and it does so unrestrained by the rules of briefing and argument—and the passage of time— needed to discipline our decision-making,” Kagan wrote.

From Los Angeles Times

“The press,” Black explained, “was protected so that it could bear the secrets of the government and inform the people. Only a free and unrestrained press can effectively expose deception in government.”

From Salon

Related Words

• exaggerated 
• impotent 
• indiscriminate 
• intemperate 
• lawless 
• limitless 
• profligate 
• rampant 
• spontaneous 
• unbridled 
• unchecked 
• uncontrolled 
• unhampered 
• uninhibited 
• unlimited 
• unrestricted