unconstrained
adjective
un·con·strained
ˌən-kən-ˈstrānd 
: not held back or constrained
unconstrained ambition
unconstrained expressions of grief
people unconstrained by financial worries
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The damaging effects of profit maximization and unconstrained growth go beyond inefficiency.
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Aissa Dearing, JSTOR Daily, 9 Jan. 2025
In the film’s third act, two emotionally distant lovers go to Ecuador and consume the brew, hoping to lose their inhibitions and embark on an unconstrained romance.
—Kyndall Cunningham, Vox, 7 Dec. 2018
For an Israeli state that rejects Palestinian self-determination and feels unconstrained by its Western allies—and particularly for Netanyahu, who is determined to protect his domestic political power at any cost—the results of the American invasion of Iraq are less a warning than a model.
—Mohanad Hage Ali, Foreign Affairs, 1 Nov. 2024
This situation is untenable, as unconstrained Russian–North Korean rapprochement—especially with unprecedented levels of technical cooperation—could supercharge the threat that North Korea poses to the United States and its allies.
—Ankit Panda, Foreign Affairs, 15 Nov. 2023
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Aissa Dearing, JSTOR Daily, 9 Jan. 2025
In the film’s third act, two emotionally distant lovers go to Ecuador and consume the brew, hoping to lose their inhibitions and embark on an unconstrained romance.
—Kyndall Cunningham, Vox, 7 Dec. 2018
For an Israeli state that rejects Palestinian self-determination and feels unconstrained by its Western allies—and particularly for Netanyahu, who is determined to protect his domestic political power at any cost—the results of the American invasion of Iraq are less a warning than a model.
—Mohanad Hage Ali, Foreign Affairs, 1 Nov. 2024
This situation is untenable, as unconstrained Russian–North Korean rapprochement—especially with unprecedented levels of technical cooperation—could supercharge the threat that North Korea poses to the United States and its allies.
—Ankit Panda, Foreign Affairs, 15 Nov. 2023
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“Unconstrained.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/unconstrained. Accessed 21 Jan. 2025.
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