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Synonyms for uncontrolled

  • adjective

Most common

rampant uncontrollable unbridled ungoverned lawless unchecked undisciplined licentious

All synonyms

Adjective

uncontrollable, wild, ungoverned, rampant, wanton, unbridled, unchecked, undisciplined, lawless, loose, independent, licentious, runaway, boisterous, irrepressible, out of hand, unrestrained, uncurbed

Antonyms

controlled, tamed

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Definitions

  1. adj. 1

    Not controlled; not under control.

Related words

Word family
uncontrolledness

Example sentences

  • rampant There are many latent gays among rampant homophobes.
  • uncontrollable I am seized by an uncontrollable wave of sadness.
  • unbridled Rasputin went down in history for unbridled sex.
  • lawless He has gathered an army of lawless criminals.
  • unchecked You're just going to let all this go unchecked?

Popularity over time

Word1850 → 2019Trend
uncontrolledsteady
rampantrising
uncontrollablerising
unbridledrising
ungovernedrising
lawlesssteady

Use in printed books, per decade from 1850 to 2019.

By length

4 letters
wild1
5 letters
loose1
6 letters
wanton2
7 letters
rampant2, runaway3, lawless2
8 letters
uncurbed
9 letters
unchecked2, unbridled3
10 letters
boisterous3, licentious3, ungoverned
11 letters
independent4
12 letters
unrestrained3
13 letters
undisciplined4, irrepressible5
14 letters
uncontrollable5

The small number after each word is its number of syllables (wanton2 = 2 syllables).