unregulated

adjective

un·​reg·​u·​lat·​ed ˌən-ˈre-gyə-ˌlā-təd 

 also  -ˈrā-

: not regulated: such as

a

: disorderly, chaotic

unregulated habits

an unregulated mind

b

: not controlled by regulation

unregulated fishing

an unregulated industry

Examples of unregulated in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web

This mercenary spyware industry is almost entirely unregulated, and over the last decade and a half, security agencies around the world have used its wares to go on an unbridled hacking spree. —Ronald J. Deibert, Foreign Affairs, 24 Apr. 2025

Additionally, because Delta 8 and Delta 10 are largely unregulated, some manufacturers may use unsafe chemicals to make the compounds, the FDA warns. —Greta Cross, USA Today, 19 Apr. 2025

The April 8 meeting marked the first reading of an ordinance that would limit the sale of unregulated cannabis-like products in the village. —Elizabeth Owens-Schiele, Chicago Tribune, 15 Apr. 2025

Growth of income, in the form of rent, is regulated and limited; growth in expenses however, both in pricing and scope, are unregulated and have increased at much faster rate than income. —John A. Crotty, New York Daily News, 8 Apr. 2025

Word History

First Known Use

circa 1623, in the meaning defined above

Rhymes for unregulated

• abbreviated
• accelerated
• accentuated
• accommodated
• acculturated
• accumulated
• acidulated
• adjudicated
• administrated
• adulterated
• affiliated
• agglomerated