Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

unrestrained

/ˌʌnɹistɹˈeɪnd/

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 2.70 in modern English

Syllables: un-re-strained
IPA: /ˌʌnɹistɹˈeɪnd/

13

Scrabble Score

12

Letters

3

Syllables

9

Unique Chars

Meaning

adj

Immoderate; not restrained or held in check; inordinate (literary).

adj

Spontaneous, natural and informal; unconstrained.

adj

Not subject to physical restraint.

verb

simple past and past participle of unrestrain

Example Sentences

"The party was a scene of unrestrained debauchery."
"Their meeting was one of unrestrained joy."
"Managing unrestrained prisoners alone in any environment is inherently dangerous and should not be tolerated."
"In an accident there will often be injuries, as people are unrestrained. But in the case of Sandilands, I don't think anyone would have foreseen the seven deaths and 62 injuries that occurred when the tram overturned [...]."

Inflected Forms

more unrestrained (comparative) most unrestrained (superlative)

Derived Forms

unrestrainedly unrestrainedness

Frequently Paired Words

restrain restrained rampant unbridled

Synonyms

intemperate lavish wanton devilish excessive horrendous de trop extravagant extreme immoderate nimious obscene

Antonyms

moderate restrained forced insincere rigid stiff bound constrained

Rhymes With

remained explained trained obtained gained contained self-contained maintained sustained retained complained detained

Questions

How do you pronounce unrestrained?: The recorded pronunciation is /ˌʌnɹistɹˈeɪnd/.
What does unrestrained mean?: Immoderate; not restrained or held in check; inordinate (literary).

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