unchecked
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4.9
- adjective
- /ʌnˈtʃɛkt/
:
incontrolado
- If unchecked, pollution can have devastating effects on the environment.
- left unchecked
- go unchecked
- unchecked power
But when things are left unchecked, bad things can happen.
- But when things are left unchecked, bad things can happen.
- Sanctions are designed to make unchecked leaders face the cost of war.
- The investment banks were allowed to grow unchecked until they became to be to fail.
- He actually wrote a warned of the unchecked power of the corporation's corrupting government.
- And this is where unchecked power should not be given to anybody.
- Glory left unchecked in the warrior experience turns to corruption.
- And with that comes problems and challenges that are often left unchecked.
- The problem is in allowing bad behavior to to go unchecked.
- Prosecutors, as we know, have immense power and it is almost unchecked.
- You know Islamization will find you if it is left unchecked.
Examples
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Thus, Islamic fundamentalist groups grew, nearly unchecked, in most Arab countries.
Academic text (1997) -
Crime is crime, it's dangerous and left unchecked it will spread and grow.
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But when things are left unchecked, bad things can happen.
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The evil was too great to be left unchecked.
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The families will not allow this type of crime to go unchecked.
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The economic costs of unchecked global warming will be severe.
Academic text (2008) -
As long as government overreach goes unchecked, Liberty is threatened.
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The dominant attitude toward the Earth in the industrially developed countries has been one of unchecked exploitation.
Academic text (1991) -
While some stress is essential to life, prolonged and excessive stress, left unchecked, eventually leads to burnout.
Academic text (1990) -
In isolation, it's probably insignificant, but unchecked over time, such outbursts begin to add up.
Blog text (4)
Synonyms
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3.9
Not kept within limits, like a fire or a strong feeling
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7.3
Free from limits or rules
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4.9
Not controlled by rules or laws
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7.3
Very strong feelings or actions that are not kept under control
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4.1
Free from limits and control, it allows people to use or access
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6.1
Able to continue without being stopped
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6.5
Left alone and not harmed or disturbed
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6.1
Not limited or held back and able to act freely
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7.1
Not controlled and showing no restraint
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8.3
Free and not limited by rules
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4.6
Free to move forward without being stopped
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6.4
Not controlled and allowed to spread freely
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7.2
Not controlled and often very strong
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5.3
Free to move or act without being stopped
Not kept under control and without limits
Without walls or edges, things move freely
Not making strict rules and allowing a lot of freedom
Continuing without a break because nothing blocks it
Not limited in speed or amount, for example an internet connection that stays fast
Not under official rules or direct management by an authority
Very strong and not held back
People show strong feelings openly without control
Not held back and showing strong feelings or energy
How Controlled
Surface Forms
Morphology
unchecked = checked (transparent) = un + check + ed
The negative prefix 'un-' attaches to 'checked' to give the straightforward meaning 'not checked' or 'not restrained'.
Etymology
Unchecked is made of un- meaning 'not' and check, which has long meant a 'stop' or 'hold', like a chess 'check' that stops the king. So unchecked means something is not stopped or controlled and is allowed to continue.