unbound
adjective
un·bound
ˌən-ˈbau̇nd 
: not bound: such as
a(1)
: not fastened
(2)
: not confined
b
: not having the leaves fastened together
an unbound book
c
: not bound together with other issues
unbound periodicals
d
: not held in chemical or physical combination
Examples of unbound in a Sentence
He dresses however he likes and feels unbound by convention.
a test to determine the amount of unbound iron in the blood
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Jim Hemphill, IndieWire, 23 Nov. 2024
In India today, there are real fears over changes to the country’s secular character, the collapse of public institutions, the elimination of checks and balances, and the emergence of unbound state authority.
—Madhav Khosla, Foreign Affairs, 5 Feb. 2020
As Jones’s novel shows, the unbound possibility of slavery beyond the plantation and the narrative of emancipation in the U.S. can be neither settled nor singularly confined to Juneteenth.
—Jordan Taliha McDonald, Vulture, 19 June 2024
Morning Glory: Israel is unbound and has taken the gloves off.
—Fox News, 1 Oct. 2024
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unbound
adjective
un·bound
ˌən-ˈbau̇nd
1
a
: not fastened or tied up
unbound hair
b
: not kept within bounds
unbound spirit
2
: not having a binding
an unbound book
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