unrestrained
You know how your uncle Marvin is always screaming at the television when his game shows are on? That’s because he’s being unrestrained. Anyone exhibiting uncontrolled emotion is unrestrained, meaning they don’t hold back.
Unrestrained comes from the French restreinte, which means “hold back.” When something is restrained, that thing is confined in some way. Unrestrained means just the opposite. When you’re feeling unrestrained excitement, you might jump up and down, or call all your friends to tell them how you feel. The unrestrained crush you have on the guy in math class might lead you to cover your notebooks with his name written in bubble letters. It happens to the best of us.
not subject to restraint
“unrestrained laughter”-
Synonyms:
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uncontrollednot being under control; out of control
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freeable to act at will; not hampered; not under compulsion or restraint
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uninhibitednot inhibited or restrained
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unreservednot cautious or reticent
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excessive, extravagant, exuberant, overweeningunrestrained, especially with regard to feelings
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freewheelingfree of restraints or rules
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highflyingextravagant or ambitious or extreme in aims or opinions
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incontinent, unbridled, unchecked, uncurbed, ungoverned, wantonnot restrained or controlled
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unbuttoned, unlacednot under constraint in action or expression
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unhampered, unhinderednot slowed or blocked or interfered with
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Antonyms:
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restrainedunder restraint
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controlledrestrained or managed or kept within certain bounds
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inhibitedheld back or restrained or prevented
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reservedmarked by self-restraint and reticence
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closestrictly confined or guarded
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low-key, low-keyed, subduedrestrained in style or quality
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unexpansivenot given to high spirits or effusiveness
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uncontrolled
marked by uncontrolled excitement or emotion