unencumbered

adjective

un·​en·​cum·​bered ˌən-in-ˈkəm-bərd How to pronounce unencumbered (audio)
: free of encumbrance

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Intersecting angles create deliberate sightlines, yet the flow remains breezy and unencumbered. Spencer Elliott, Forbes, 7 Mar. 2025 The survivors and a bunch of new kids can start the season fresh and unencumbered by the disastrous way the last one played out. Paul Sullivan, Chicago Tribune, 12 Feb. 2025 While this might be an advantage for newer companies such as Suki that are unencumbered by legacy systems, these upstarts also face challenges in terms of resources and market presence compared to giants such as Google and Microsoft. Melody Brue, Forbes, 26 Feb. 2025 Except, of course, unencumbered access to high fructose corn syrup. Mark Dent, thehustle.co, 10 Jan. 2025 See All Example Sentences for unencumbered

Word History

First Known Use

1722, in the meaning defined above

Time Traveler
The first known use of unencumbered was in 1722

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“Unencumbered.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/unencumbered. Accessed 8 Apr. 2025.

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