Synonyms for uncontrollable
- adjective
Synonyms by meaning
Adjective
1. Ungovernable
ungovernable, unruly, intractable, untoward, indocile, uncheckable, refractory
2. Unmanageable
Definitions
- adj. 1
Not able to be controlled, contained or governed.
She got the uncontrollable urge for some chocolate.
Example sentences
- unruly The police managed to corral the unruly crowd.
- untoward Tom swore that he wasn't involved in anything untoward.
- ungovernable This is Morocco's untamable and ungovernable frontier.
- unmanageable They were unmanageable pupils.
- incorrigible They concluded that Tom is an incorrigible person.
Popularity over time
| Word | 1850 → 2019 | Trend |
|---|---|---|
| uncontrollable | rising | |
| unruly | rising | |
| intractable | rising | |
| untoward | steady | |
| ungovernable | rising | |
| unmanageable | steady |
Use in printed books, per decade from 1850 to 2019.
By length
- 6 letters
- unruly3
- 7 letters
- rampant2
- 8 letters
- untoward3, indocile
- 10 letters
- refractory4
- 11 letters
- involuntary5, intractable4, uncheckable
- 12 letters
- uncontrolled3, unmanageable5, incorrigible5, ungovernable5
- 13 letters
- irrepressible5, uncorrectable
- 14 letters
- insuppressible
The small number after each word is its number of syllables (unruly3 = 3 syllables).
In other languages
- Français
- incontrôlable
- Italiano
- incontrollabile