unrestrained
adjective
un·re·strained
ˌən-ri-ˈstrÄnd 
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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Police believe Lopez ran a stop sign and collided with another vehicle, and that her unrestrained 6‑month‑old son - later identified as Sebastian Reyes - was ejected.
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Doug Myers, CBS News, 17 Mar. 2026
Hopkins returned to the part twice — gleefully unrestrained in Hannibal (2001) and altogether too restrained in Red Dragon (2002).
—Devan Coggan, Entertainment Weekly, 15 Mar. 2026
Fortunately, the United States, Russia and China all have strong national interests in avoiding an unrestrained nuclear race, which would leave all of them poorer and no more secure.
—Matthew Bunn, The Conversation, 19 Feb. 2026
The sole occupant, a 45-year-old man from Felton (Santa Cruz County), was unrestrained and ejected from the vehicle, and he was pronounced dead at the scene.
—Warren Pederson, San Francisco Chronicle, 15 Feb. 2026
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Doug Myers, CBS News, 17 Mar. 2026
Hopkins returned to the part twice — gleefully unrestrained in Hannibal (2001) and altogether too restrained in Red Dragon (2002).
—Devan Coggan, Entertainment Weekly, 15 Mar. 2026
Fortunately, the United States, Russia and China all have strong national interests in avoiding an unrestrained nuclear race, which would leave all of them poorer and no more secure.
—Matthew Bunn, The Conversation, 19 Feb. 2026
The sole occupant, a 45-year-old man from Felton (Santa Cruz County), was unrestrained and ejected from the vehicle, and he was pronounced dead at the scene.
—Warren Pederson, San Francisco Chronicle, 15 Feb. 2026
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“Unrestrained.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/unrestrained. Accessed 27 Mar. 2026.
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unrestrained
adjective
un·re·strained
ˌən-ri-ˈstrÄnd
1
: not restrained : not held back
unrestrained praise for the political candidate
2
: free of outside forces or limits
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