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

The content-creation industry is largely unregulated, but several states have added certain safeguards in recent years. —CBS News, 26 Mar. 2025

Guralnick / Detroit News / AP file An alternative medicine clinic where a Michigan boy suffered an unspeakable death has put a spotlight on the largely unregulated world of hyperbaric oxygen therapy that is offered outside of hospitals. —Elizabeth Robinson, NBC News, 17 Mar. 2025

These failures underscored the risks of operating in a largely unregulated environment. —Gene A. Grant Ii, Forbes, 12 Mar. 2025

Raw milk is a drink that remains unregulated at the federal level, with individual states left to decide whether it's deemed safe for human consumption. —Peter Burke, Fox News, 19 Feb. 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