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# unrestrained

adjective (unrestrained); adverb «unrestrainedly»

«unrestrained» in the English dictionary: everyday — its meanings, how the lessons use it, and examples, each with its tree on Mova.

## Everyday

1. Not controlled or held back; free and wild: unrestrained joy, unrestrained anger. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/U/unrestrained/#m1)
2. Not physically held back or tied: an unrestrained dog, an unrestrained passenger (without a seat belt). [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/U/unrestrained/#m2)

### In the lessons

In stories: unrestrained laughter, unrestrained tears. In safety: unrestrained children in cars (no seat belt or car seat) can be badly hurt; unrestrained dogs may run into roads. In formal writing: unrestrained spending. Phrases: «unrestrained joy», «unrestrained passenger».

### Examples

- The fans cheered with unrestrained joy. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/U/unrestrained/#x1)
- An unrestrained passenger can be thrown forward in a crash. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/U/unrestrained/#x2)
- The puppy ran unrestrained across the field. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/U/unrestrained/#x3)
- Her unrestrained laughter filled the room. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/U/unrestrained/#x4)
- His unrestrained anger frightened the little ones. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/U/unrestrained/#x5)
- Unrestrained spending left them with no money. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/U/unrestrained/#x6)

### Note

Opposite: «restrained». Built from un- + restrain (hold back). In cars, always wear a seat belt: being unrestrained is dangerous and against the law.

## On Mova

- [Trees and pragmatics of «unrestrained» in the school dictionary](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/U/unrestrained/): every meaning and example parsed by Mova, with its dependency tree and frames.
- [«unrestrained» in the school dictionary](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/dictionaries/school/w/unrestrained.html) on Mova free.