unrestrained
adjective
un·re·strained
ˌən-ri-ˈstrānd 
1
: not restrained : immoderate, uncontrolled
unrestrained proliferation of technology
2
: free of constraint : spontaneous
felt happy and unrestrained
Examples of unrestrained in a Sentence
The child in the car accident was unrestrained.
She was fined for driving with an unrestrained infant.
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Amid such unrestrained play, the mind seizes all the more fiercely onto recurring images.
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Justin Chang, New Yorker, 3 Apr. 2025
To our collective pleasure, S.S. Rajamouli directs with an absolutely unrestrained imagination: fight scenes defy gravity, characters crash through walls and metaphors alike and even the smallest moments are delivered with mythic weight.
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This moment is a reminder for businesses and entrepreneurs that losing sight of the initial mission and becoming consumed by an unrestrained pursuit of growth or success can lead to ruin.
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This proclamation heralded an era of unrestrained use of force in Afghanistan, Iraq, and elsewhere, resulting in the direct and indirect deaths of millions of people across the global South.
—Matias Spektor, Foreign Affairs, 7 Jan. 2025
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Justin Chang, New Yorker, 3 Apr. 2025
To our collective pleasure, S.S. Rajamouli directs with an absolutely unrestrained imagination: fight scenes defy gravity, characters crash through walls and metaphors alike and even the smallest moments are delivered with mythic weight.
—Travis Bean, Forbes.com, 29 Mar. 2025
This moment is a reminder for businesses and entrepreneurs that losing sight of the initial mission and becoming consumed by an unrestrained pursuit of growth or success can lead to ruin.
—Paul Fitzgerald, Rolling Stone, 18 Mar. 2025
This proclamation heralded an era of unrestrained use of force in Afghanistan, Iraq, and elsewhere, resulting in the direct and indirect deaths of millions of people across the global South.
—Matias Spektor, Foreign Affairs, 7 Jan. 2025
See All Example Sentences for unrestrained
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“Unrestrained.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/unrestrained. Accessed 13 Apr. 2025.
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unrestrained
adjective
un·re·strained
ˌən-ri-ˈstrānd
1
: not restrained : not held back
unrestrained praise for the political candidate
2
: free of outside forces or limits
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