to unconstrain

Examples

• All

• With better funding, the project can unconstrain creativity, allowing artists to pursue their visions without limitations.

• In the new knowledge economy, education is a public good unconstrained by national boundaries.

  Academic text (2010)

• The Attorney General should also remain free to conduct her own investigation, unconstrained by the statute.

  Academic text (1998)

• Unconstrained by time and space, mobile devices offer learners new ways of language learning.

  Academic text (2018)

• When unconstrained by regulations, they will respond with products that are attractive to the consumer.

  Academic text (1992)

• Trillions of dollars cross national boundaries daily, mostly unconstrained by governments.

  Academic text (2010)

• Others may find their mobility unconstrained, and these people are likely to possess skills or resources favored in the global economy.

  Academic text (2018)

• A number of political websites offer a combination of news, analysis, and opinion unconstrained by censorship or other modes of state control.

  Academic text (2010)

• Unconstrained by these spending caps, the Obama campaign proceeded to raise $745 million.

  Academic text (2014)

• One needs space and freedom of movement to refocus one's vision, keeping it unconstrained by familiarity, habit, and custom.

  Academic text (2003)

Synonyms

L

to loosen

vsto unconstrain

83 3.3

Make rules or limits less strict

reduces limits broadly but does not mean complete removal

U

to unchain

vsto unconstrain

6 4.1

Remove chains and other things that hold someone so they are free

covers freeing from limits in general not only chain removal

U

to unshackle

vsto unconstrain

5 6.5

Free someone or something from limits and control

focuses on general removal of limits rather than freeing movement

U

to unbind

vsto unconstrain

3 6.4

To free something by untying ropes or cords

acts on freedom from limits generally not just physical ties

U

to unblock

vsto unconstrain

3 3.1

Remove something that stops a pipe, machine, or blood vessel from working

covers freeing from limits generally not only removing obstructions

U

to unclamp

vsto unconstrain

1 5.3

To remove a rule or limit so something has more freedom

applies to freeing from limits broadly not only clamp removal

U

to untether

vsto unconstrain

1 6.2

To free someone or something from limits so they can act more freely

removes limits broadly not only physical attachments

U

to unloose

vsto unconstrain

• Archaic

1 7.0

To make something less tight or set something free

is broader focusing on removal of limits beyond physical looseness

D

to derestrict

vsto unconstrain

8.6

To remove limits from something so people can use it freely

frees from limits in general rather than only legal ones

U

to unloosen

vsto unconstrain

• Archaic

7.2

To make something less tight or free it from something holding it

means freeing from limits in general not only easing tightness

U

to unstop

vsto unconstrain

6.0

To remove a block that stops ideas or feelings from coming out

denotes removing limits generally not only clearing blocked flow

U

to unchoke

vsto unconstrain

6.7

To remove a block so water or air can flow again

is about taking off limits in general rather than clearing blockages

U

to uncap

vsto unconstrain

4.8

Remove a limit on prices or fees

is broader and not limited to removing numeric maxima

U

to unrein

vsto unconstrain

9.9

To take the reins or other ties off something so it can move

means freeing from limits in general not only removing reins

Antonyms

C

to constrain

64 5.6

To limit what someone can do or how they can act

How Free

to liberate

104 4.3

to unconstrain

1 7.4

to loosen

88 1.0

to restrict

361 3.1

Surface Forms

Morphology

Etymology