Synonyms for unfettered
- adjective
Most common
unbridled untrammeled unrestrained unrestricted unshackled unchained
Synonyms by meaning
Adjective
1. Unbridled — not restricted
unbridled, untrammeled, unrestrained, unrestricted, free, unbound, unconstrained, fetterless
2. Unshackled — not bound by chains or shackles
Definitions
- adj. 1
Not bound by chains or shackles.
Near-synonyms: unmanacled, unhandcuffed
- adj. 2
Not restricted.
Example sentences
- unrestricted You will have unrestricted access to this area.
- unbridled Rasputin went down in history for unbridled sex.
- unrestrained I don't think the rich should be unrestrained.
Popularity over time
| Word | 1850 → 2019 | Trend |
|---|---|---|
| unfettered | rising | |
| unrestricted | falling | |
| unbridled | rising | |
| unrestrained | steady | |
| untrammeled | falling | |
| unchained | rising |
Use in printed books, per decade from 1850 to 2019.
By length
- 4 letters
- free1
- 6 letters
- untied2
- 7 letters
- unbound2
- 9 letters
- unbridled3, unchained
- 10 letters
- unshackled3, fetterless
- 11 letters
- untrammeled3, shackleless
- 12 letters
- unrestricted4, unrestrained3
- 13 letters
- unconstrained3
The small number after each word is its number of syllables (untied2 = 2 syllables).