as in uncontrollable
given to resisting control or discipline by others
an unmanageable dog who had to be returned to the pound
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Recent Examples of unmanageable
National parks and forests lost essential personnel with many crews cut down to half, leaving critical tasks unmanageable.
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Dua Anjum, Rolling Stone, 14 Mar. 2025
Pompidou president Laurent Le Bon has rejected that idea as unmanageable.
—Devorah Lauter, ARTnews.com, 11 Mar. 2025
Canada is particularly vulnerable in this case since a large wave of undocumented immigrants headed northward could destabilize the country and present unmanageable demands on the country’s infrastructure and social welfare systems.
—Andy J. Semotiuk, Forbes, 7 Mar. 2025
Without such reform, unmanageable debt will continue to impede these countries from investing in domestic green industrial strategies or in other measures to prevent and respond to climate, health, and other emergencies.
—Mariana Mazzucato, Foreign Affairs, 25 Feb. 2025
See All Example Sentences for unmanageable
Dua Anjum, Rolling Stone, 14 Mar. 2025
Pompidou president Laurent Le Bon has rejected that idea as unmanageable.
—Devorah Lauter, ARTnews.com, 11 Mar. 2025
Canada is particularly vulnerable in this case since a large wave of undocumented immigrants headed northward could destabilize the country and present unmanageable demands on the country’s infrastructure and social welfare systems.
—Andy J. Semotiuk, Forbes, 7 Mar. 2025
Without such reform, unmanageable debt will continue to impede these countries from investing in domestic green industrial strategies or in other measures to prevent and respond to climate, health, and other emergencies.
—Mariana Mazzucato, Foreign Affairs, 25 Feb. 2025
See All Example Sentences for unmanageable
Recent Examples of Synonyms for unmanageable
Adjective
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Common Mental Health Conditions in Men Depression Depression causes disruptive, uncontrollable feelings of sadness and emptiness.—
Mark Gurarie,
Verywell Health,
3 Apr. 2025
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Already, we are haunted by the specters of nuclear warfare and uncontrollable climate change.—
ArsTechnica,
ArsTechnica,
26 Mar. 2025
Adjective
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Despite growing consternation and concern expressed by economists and CEOs, Trump administration officials have been stubborn in defending its trade policies.—
Yeo Boon Ping,
CNBC,
9 Apr. 2025
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Ocasio-Cortez might have a good shot at cracking that stubborn nut.—
Laura Washington,
Chicago Tribune,
2 Apr. 2025
Adjective
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Infrastructure poses an equally intractable challenge.—
Priya Oberoi,
Forbes.com,
27 Mar. 2025
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The most intractable puzzle, for John, is how to act like a socially confident family man unfazed by the outside world.—
Sarah Larson,
The New Yorker,
21 Mar. 2025
Adjective
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Cops have unmasked some of the unruly mob at a crazed Queens car meetup that left three NYPD vehicles vandalized, police said Friday.—
Thomas Tracy,
New York Daily News,
4 Apr. 2025
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While reports of unruly riding is citywide, one area that has seen a lot of issues is in the Top of the World neighborhood, near the trailhead for the Woods Canyon Wilderness Park, officials said.—
Erika I. Ritchie,
Oc Register,
29 Mar. 2025
Adjective
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South Korea was becoming ungovernable; the system seemed unable to overcome intense partisan divisions and deliver any kind of policy.—
ROBERT E. KELLY,
Foreign Affairs,
12 Feb. 2025
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The result is a massively flawed information market and an increasingly ungovernable world.—
Yaakov Katz,
Newsweek,
17 Jan. 2025
Adjective
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There are very big match-ups being played week in and week out in what is one of the most difficult leagues to play in on the planet, this means the big contenders will drop points more often than in some other leagues.—
Joseph O'Sullivan,
Forbes.com,
1 Apr. 2025
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Generations of design successors have insisted that pie charts are difficult to read and even amount to optical informatic illusions, but we are still stuck with them.—
Mara Mills,
Artforum,
1 Apr. 2025
Adjective
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For recalcitrant teams, Scherzer would also remove the runner who automatically starts each inning after the ninth in scoring position on second base, creating a significant handicap.—
Bruce Schoenfeld Robert Fass Tanya Pérez Brian St. Pierre,
New York Times,
26 Mar. 2025
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Milla — a young woman who feels disillusioned by doctors that treat her like a recalcitrant child, directing even conversations about her treatment to her father instead of her — finds false security in quacks selling enemas and juice cleanses.—
Angie Han,
The Hollywood Reporter,
5 Feb. 2025
Adjective
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After a wayward drive, Morikawa had to punch out from the pine straw.—
Gabby Herzig,
New York Times,
8 Apr. 2025
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Her mother’s pullets were raised clean on a green yard, on a menu of crushed corn and wayward bugs, not manufactured in the crowd and reek of a modern-day factory farm, fattened on fish meal.—
Rick Bragg,
Southern Living,
3 Apr. 2025
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“Unmanageable.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/unmanageable. Accessed 14 Apr. 2025.
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