uncontainable
2
6.5
- adjective
- /ˌʌn.kənˈteɪ.nə.bəl/
:
incontenible
- "Lindsey felt like leaping up and doing a little dance, the way a cartoon character might express uncontainable delight, because her joy and excitement were brighter and bolder than things were supposed to be in real life.
- became uncontainable
Examples
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We can think of many examples of such feelings—from uncontainable grief at another's grave misfortune to sympathetic joy for the success of a close friend.
Academic text (1999) -
Her laughter was uncontainable, echoing through the halls as she celebrated her birthday.
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You know, like uncontainable enthusiasm.
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That was how the back row ducked down to hide its uncontainable mirth.
Fiction book (1991) -
As the date of their departure neared, Amrish's excitement became uncontainable.
Fiction book (1996) -
In our earliest days together, while she was still working at the aerodrome, I had watched with almost uncontainable delight as she moved about a room.
Fiction book (1994) -
She raised her head, sat up, ready to whoop with the uncontainable thrill of survival—and saw the fire.
Fiction book (1991) -
As the fireworks lit up the sky, the crowd erupted in uncontainable joy.
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The children's uncontainable excitement filled the room as they waited for the presents to be opened.
Synonyms
79
4.0
Impossible to prevent from continuing or reaching its goal
47
4.9
Not able to be held back
31
3.9
Not kept within limits, like a fire or a strong feeling
12
6.2
Hard to control or deal with
11
8.6
Impossible to stop or change
4
8.6
Very difficult to control, for example a crowd or class
3
6.1
Not limited or held back and able to act freely
1
6.4
Not controlled and allowed to spread freely
1
5.7
Too strong to be stopped or managed
1
6.3
Impossible to stop from happening
1
9.9
An amount or space that has no end and cannot be measured
Too strong to be controlled
Impossible to control or stop
No one can change or affect something like the weather
Not able to be defeated or controlled
Hard to control or change
Antonyms
How Controllable
Surface Forms
Morphology
uncontainable = containable (transparent) = un + contain + able
Formed by adding the productive negative prefix 'un-' to the adjective 'containable', a standard and predictable negation.
Etymology
Uncontainable breaks into un- 'not', contain 'to hold inside', and -able 'able to'. So uncontainable means 'not able to be held', like joy or laughter that bursts out and cannot be kept inside.