uncontrollable
adjective
un·con·trol·la·ble
ˌən-kən-ˈtrō-lə-bəl 
1
: incapable of being controlled : ungovernable
a rush of uncontrollable emotions
2
archaic
: free from control by a superior power : absolute
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Examples of uncontrollable in a Sentence
the uncontrollable child kept throwing tantrums in public and creating scenes
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The second, a Russian surveillance spacecraft, was defunct, and thus uncontrollable.
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Marina Koren, The Atlantic, 14 June 2024
The love of power is insatiable and uncontrollable.
—Letters To The Editor, Hartford Courant, 19 May 2024
In fact, Botox is approved for several other conditions, such as chronic migraine, severe armpit sweating, uncontrollable blinking and spasticity (stiff muscles) in children and adults.
—Katie Camero, USA TODAY, 15 Apr. 2024
The study highlighted the rapid and uncontrollable transformation of the Sonoran Desert, citing the 2005 Cave Creek Fire, which burned over 250,000 acres, and three fires in 2020 that collectively scorched nearly 400,000 acres.
—Rey Covarrubias Jr., The Arizona Republic, 25 May 2024
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Marina Koren, The Atlantic, 14 June 2024
The love of power is insatiable and uncontrollable.
—Letters To The Editor, Hartford Courant, 19 May 2024
In fact, Botox is approved for several other conditions, such as chronic migraine, severe armpit sweating, uncontrollable blinking and spasticity (stiff muscles) in children and adults.
—Katie Camero, USA TODAY, 15 Apr. 2024
The study highlighted the rapid and uncontrollable transformation of the Sonoran Desert, citing the 2005 Cave Creek Fire, which burned over 250,000 acres, and three fires in 2020 that collectively scorched nearly 400,000 acres.
—Rey Covarrubias Jr., The Arizona Republic, 25 May 2024
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uncontrollable
adjective
un·con·trol·la·ble
ˌən-kən-ˈtrō-lə-bəl
: incapable of being controlled : ungovernable
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