uncontrollable
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4.9
- adjective
- /ˌʌn.kənˈtroʊ.lə.bəl/
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incontrolable
- The storm became so severe that it generated uncontrollable floods in the area.
- uncontrollable desire
- uncontrollable forces
- uncontrollable events
I have burst into like uncontrollable panicky tears twice.
- I have burst into like uncontrollable panicky tears twice.
- These can be things like uncontrollable laughing, crying.
- You know, working hard is like something you can control in a very uncontrollable world, I find.
- There's a reason we're off the lows because the the fear of of uncontrollable inflation is going away.
- Government is about control and people are uncontrollable.
- Now, slapping someone in the face that feels emotional, that feels almost uncontrollable and borderline justifiable.
- The concern is that we would not be able to see early signs of an uncontrollable system.
Examples
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Instead, I had this uncontrollable shaking and a terrible longing for the solace of trees.
Fiction book (2001) -
The instant I left solid ground, I knew only uncontrollable, intangible fear.
Fiction book (1992) -
This is an uncontrollable environment.
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These can be things like uncontrollable laughing, crying.
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For extreme pain that is uncontrollable.
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I like it when you get an uncontrollable urge.
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They said my kids were uncontrollable and it was their mess.
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And she found herself yielding simultaneously to the uncontrollable forces from within and without.
Fiction book (2001) -
The most probable result will be a rather sudden and uncontrollable decline in both population and industrial capacity.
Academic text (1995) -
The laughter from the kids is uncontrollable; Jack's joy is just as palpable...
Fiction book (2000)
Synonyms
41
4.3
Difficult to control and messy or noisy
31
3.9
Not kept within limits, like a fire or a strong feeling
22
8.7
Hard to manage, change, or control
12
7.0
Full of energy and excitement that you cannot control
12
6.2
Hard to control or deal with
4
8.6
Very difficult to control, for example a crowd or class
2
6.5
Too strong to control, it often makes people laugh loudly or feel great joy
1
5.7
Too strong to be stopped or managed
1
9.9
Hard to control or train and does not obey people in charge
No one can change or affect something like the weather
Too strong to be controlled
Not able to be defeated or controlled
Hard to control or change
Impossible to control or stop
Antonyms
How Controllable
Surface Forms
Morphology
uncontrollable = controllable (transparent) = un + control + able
Formed by adding the productive negation prefix 'un-' to the adjective 'controllable', which itself is transparently 'control' + '-able'.
Etymology
Uncontrollable is built from three parts: un- meaning 'not', control meaning 'to hold or manage', and -able meaning 'can be'. So, uncontrollable literally means 'not able to be managed or held back', which is why we use it for sudden laughter, strong urges, or a fast-moving fire.