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unconstrained

Use unconstrained to describe not holding back, like the frenzied fans whose team just won the championship showing their unconstrained joy.

In the adjective unconstrained the prefix un-, meaning “not,” meets constrained, meaning “restricted” or “limited.” So something that’s unconstrained means "without limits or restrictions," like an unconstrained child who doesn't have to follow rules, the unconstrained power of a dictator, or an unconstrained dog running loose.

DEFINITIONS OF: unconstrained

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adj free from constraint

“he was unconstrained by any of the sanctions of polite society”
“the dog was unconstrained
“idle, unconstrained gossip”
Synonyms
free
able to act at will; not hampered; not under compulsion or restraint
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