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unrestrained

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un·re·strained  (nr-strnd)
adj.
1. Not controlled or held in check; immoderate: unrestrained exploitation of natural resources.
2. Free of constraint; spontaneous and natural: an unrestrained laugh.
unre·strained·ly (-strnd-l) adv.
unre·strained·ness n.
unrestrained
Adjective
not controlled or limited: the unrestrained use of state power
ThesaurusLegend:  Synonyms Related Words Antonyms
Adj.1.unrestrainedunrestrained - not subject to restraint; "unrestrained laughter"
uncontrolled - not being under control; out of control; "the greatest uncontrolled health problem is AIDS"; "uncontrolled growth"
free - able to act at will; not hampered; not under compulsion or restraint; "free enterprise"; "a free port"; "a free country"; "I have an hour free"; "free will"; "free of racism"; "feel free to stay as long as you wish"; "a free choice"
uninhibited - not inhibited or restrained; "uninhibited exuberance"
unreserved - not cautious or reticent; "unreserved behavior"
restrained - under restraint
2.unrestrainedunrestrained - marked by uncontrolled excitement or emotion; "a crowd of delirious baseball fans"; "something frantic in their gaiety"; "a mad whirl of pleasure"
delirious, frantic, mad, excited
wild - marked by extreme lack of restraint or control; "wild talk"; "wild parties"


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Their unrestrained laughter filling the hot, fern-clad ravine had a soulless limpidity, as of wild, inhuman dwellers in tropical woodlands.
The Mirror of the Sea by Conrad, Joseph View in context
What of the mode of service in which etiquette was replaced by order; stiff formality by personal, unrestrained comfort; the happiness and contentment of the guest became the supreme law of all who obeyed the host?
The Man in the Iron Mask by Dumas, Alexandre View in context
Linton complied; and had he been unrestrained, would probably have spoiled all by filling his epistles with complaints and lamentations.
Wuthering Heights by Bronte, Emily View in context
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