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UNRESTRAINED
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I. (adjective)
Sense 1
Meaning:
Not subject to restraint
Example:
unrestrained laughter
Classified under:
Similar:
excessive; extravagant; exuberant; overweening (unrestrained, especially with regard to feelings)
freewheeling (free of restraints or rules)
highflying (extravagant or ambitious or extreme in aims or opinions)
unbridled; unchecked; uncurbed; ungoverned (not restrained or controlled)
unbuttoned; unlaced (not under constraint in action or expression)
unhampered; unhindered (not slowed or blocked or interfered with)
Also:
uncontrolled (not being under control; out of control)
free (not limited or hampered; not under compulsion or restraint)
uninhibited (not inhibited or restrained)
unreserved (not cautious or reticent)
Antonym:
restrained (under restraint)
Sense 2
Meaning:
Marked by uncontrolled excitement or emotion
Example:
a mad whirl of pleasure
Synonyms:
delirious; excited; frantic; mad; unrestrained
Classified under:
Similar:
wild (marked by extreme lack of restraint or control)
