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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The bounty of wide, unrestrained, eyes-twinkling smiles genuinely brought me joy.
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Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 23 Apr. 2026
Police said the unrestrained front seat passenger of the Ford was pronounced dead at the scene.
—Laura Bauer, Kansas City Star, 15 Apr. 2026
The first of these—a cult favorite among writers, particularly youngish women writers—put Lemann on the map as a singular stylist, capable of crystalline insights into the miscreants and oddballs of the American South and great bursts of unrestrained sentiment.
—Brandy Jensen, New Yorker, 8 Apr. 2026
In contrast, post-liberals sharply distinguish the libertarian project (in all its forms) from genuine conservatism, arguing that the latter requires a commitment to social cohesion that is incompatible with unrestrained individualism.
—Suzanne Schneider, The New York Review of Books, 25 Mar. 2026
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Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 23 Apr. 2026
Police said the unrestrained front seat passenger of the Ford was pronounced dead at the scene.
—Laura Bauer, Kansas City Star, 15 Apr. 2026
The first of these—a cult favorite among writers, particularly youngish women writers—put Lemann on the map as a singular stylist, capable of crystalline insights into the miscreants and oddballs of the American South and great bursts of unrestrained sentiment.
—Brandy Jensen, New Yorker, 8 Apr. 2026
In contrast, post-liberals sharply distinguish the libertarian project (in all its forms) from genuine conservatism, arguing that the latter requires a commitment to social cohesion that is incompatible with unrestrained individualism.
—Suzanne Schneider, The New York Review of Books, 25 Mar. 2026
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“Unrestrained.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/unrestrained. Accessed 1 May. 2026.
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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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