unchecked

adjective

un·​checked ˌən-ˈchekt 

: not checked: such as

a

: not hindered, slowed, or restrained

unchecked growth

b

: not verified

unchecked data/information

Synonyms

• abandoned
• intemperate
• rampant
• raw
• runaway
• unbounded
• unbridled
• uncontrolled
• unhampered
• unhindered
• unrestrained

Examples of unchecked in a Sentence

unchecked corruption in the state's prison system

Recent Examples on the Web

However, if misinformation spreads unchecked, the company could face backlash from users, regulators and advertisers. —Esat Dedezade, Forbes, 13 Mar. 2025

German sociologist Max Weber posited that secrecy is the natural tendency for bureaucracy if left unchecked. —David Cuillier, The Conversation, 11 Mar. 2025

The result was not only environmental catastrophe but license for unchecked consumption of cheap plastic goods that can take a few minutes to use but hundreds of years to decay. —Scott W. Stern, The Atlantic, 10 Mar. 2025

Candace Owens On Theo Von's popular podcast, This Past Weekend, conservative firebrand Candace Owens also weighed in, unchecked, on the Epstein conspiracies—this time bringing Israel and U.S. media control into the mix. —William Lambers, Newsweek, 9 Mar. 2025

Word History

First Known Use

15th century, in the meaning defined above

Rhymes for unchecked

• architect
• circumspect
• deselect
• dialect
• disconnect
• disinfect
• disrespect
• incorrect
• indirect
• intellect
• interject
• intersect