incontrollable

adjective

ˌin-kən-ˈtrō-lə-bəl How to pronounce incontrollable (audio)
Definition of incontrollablenext
as in uncontrollable
given to resisting control or discipline by others police have vowed to crack down on the speeding, racing, and other driving misdeeds being committed by the town's incontrollable teenagers

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Recent Examples of Synonyms for incontrollable
  1. uncontrollable
  2. stubborn
  3. unmanageable
  4. ungovernable
  5. intractable
  6. willful
  7. rebellious
  8. recalcitrant
Adjective
  • The uncontrollable blaze, which continued to consume buildings, has wound up burning more than 11,000 acres between the two beach towns.
    Jonathan Limehouse, USA TODAY, 8 Jan. 2025
  • Despite a long and uncontrollable process of detaching herself from family, friends, and even her husband, she was told by doctors that everything was fine.
    Tommy Tuberville, Newsweek, 8 Jan. 2025
Definition of uncontrollable
Adjective
  • The stubborn machine has won, and politicians are, for the most part, just fodder, which means that every politician who has to stand in front of a camera after a tragedy turns into another battle site in an endless culture war.
    Jay Caspian Kang, The New Yorker, 16 Jan. 2025
  • Coaches will tell you of a character who could be grumpy or stubborn, but also of someone who needed faith shown in him.
    The Athletic UK Staff, The Athletic, 10 Jan. 2025
Definition of stubborn
Adjective
  • And the disaster has exposed holes in the region's preparations to reduce the chances of fires getting so unmanageable and to keep communities safer.
    Lauren Sommer, NPR, 15 Jan. 2025
  • But the situation is far from hopeless: over the long term the demographic and economic strains of the war will prove unmanageable for the Kremlin, forcing hard choices.
    John Mac Ghlionn, Newsweek, 14 Jan. 2025
Definition of unmanageable
Adjective
  • In California, the shift toward ungovernable fires in populated places has been under way for several years.
    Zoë Schlanger, The Atlantic, 10 Jan. 2025
  • The colonial government’s fear of ungovernable Black people still lingered, however.
    Sasha C. Wells / Made by History, TIME, 26 Dec. 2024
Definition of ungovernable
Adjective
  • The exponential speedup offered by Willow enables these companies to tackle problems previously deemed intractable, fostering innovation and competitive advantage.
    Abdo Riani, Forbes, 25 Dec. 2024
  • Another testament to his value, perhaps, but also to a roster construction issue that has proved intractable as the season has gone along — and has intensified in recent weeks.
    Thomas Drance, The Athletic, 22 Dec. 2024
Definition of intractable
Adjective
  • After the March 19 incident, Huger, 61, was charged with a DUI and DWI, negligently driving a vehicle in a careless and imprudent manner endangering property, life, and person, as well as recklessly driving a vehicle in wanton and willful disregard for the safety of persons and property.
    Stephanie Wenger, People.com, 19 Dec. 2024
  • The boy’s parents also never made an official claim of willful misconduct or said the vaccine harmed their son, the justices noted.
    Katie Smith, Austin American-Statesman, 17 Dec. 2024
Definition of willful
Adjective
  • Illiberal leaders select their cabinet members in the same way that emperors used to choose the governors of rebellious provinces: What matters most is the appointee’s loyalty and capacity to resist being suborned or co-opted by others.
    Ivan Krastev, The Atlantic, 3 Jan. 2025
  • The news is a huge deal because rebellious Prince Fiyero is the ultimate catch for the students and Galinda.
    Bryan Alexander, USA TODAY, 27 Dec. 2024
Definition of rebellious
Adjective
  • According to Cartwright, both recalcitrant and cooperative countries have seen reductions in border encounters, regardless of deportation flights.
    Rafael Bernal, The Hill, 10 Jan. 2025
  • These are often referred to as recalcitrant countries.
    Kevin Lynn, Newsweek, 6 Jan. 2025
Definition of recalcitrant
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incontrollable

incontrovertible

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