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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In the months ahead, a number of big, uncontrollable external forces could converge to create something like a hundred-year flood in global business.
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Ram Charan, Fortune, 7 May 2024
Advertisement In the past, 17-year-old Johanna Gonzalez had struggled with mental health problems, hearing voices and flying into uncontrollable fits and outbursts.
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There's nothing wrong with aging, but my lines—from my seemingly uncontrollable ability to furrow my eyebrows—bother me.
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There's no cure for COPD, but certain medications and lifestyle changes can help alleviate uncontrollable coughing.
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But those plans could be ruined by something as unpredictable and uncontrollable as the weather.
—Vanessa Romo, NPR, 6 Apr. 2024
Take restless legs syndrome, which causes an often uncontrollable urge to move your lower extremities.
—Cindy Kuzma, SELF, 27 Mar. 2024
Women can experience severe medical conditions during pregnancy that would not be covered by exceptions for the life of a mother, including sepsis, uncontrollable bleeding, kidney failure, and loss of fertility.
—John Fritze, USA TODAY, 6 Jan. 2024
Complex failures, Edmondson says, are compounded basic failures, with subtle warning signs and uncontrollable elements thrown into the mix: many small errors interact to create a huge disaster.
—Ann Kowal Smith, Forbes, 27 Nov. 2023
Ram Charan, Fortune, 7 May 2024
Advertisement In the past, 17-year-old Johanna Gonzalez had struggled with mental health problems, hearing voices and flying into uncontrollable fits and outbursts.
—Keri Blakinger, Los Angeles Times, 7 May 2024
There's nothing wrong with aging, but my lines—from my seemingly uncontrollable ability to furrow my eyebrows—bother me.
—Medea Giordano, WIRED, 3 May 2024
There's no cure for COPD, but certain medications and lifestyle changes can help alleviate uncontrollable coughing.
—Amanda MacMillan, Health, 3 May 2024
But those plans could be ruined by something as unpredictable and uncontrollable as the weather.
—Vanessa Romo, NPR, 6 Apr. 2024
Take restless legs syndrome, which causes an often uncontrollable urge to move your lower extremities.
—Cindy Kuzma, SELF, 27 Mar. 2024
Women can experience severe medical conditions during pregnancy that would not be covered by exceptions for the life of a mother, including sepsis, uncontrollable bleeding, kidney failure, and loss of fertility.
—John Fritze, USA TODAY, 6 Jan. 2024
Complex failures, Edmondson says, are compounded basic failures, with subtle warning signs and uncontrollable elements thrown into the mix: many small errors interact to create a huge disaster.
—Ann Kowal Smith, Forbes, 27 Nov. 2023
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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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