unrestrainable
- adjective
- /ˌʌnrɪˈstreɪnəbl/
:
incontrolable
- As the team scored the winning goal, the crowd erupted in unrestrainable cheers.
Examples
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In the bulging eyes of the woman could be seen the desperation that was growing, unrestrainable, inside the house.
Fiction book (1992) -
Her laughter was unrestrainable as she watched the funny video.
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The child's excitement was unrestrainable when he saw the presents under the tree.
Synonyms
79
4.0
Impossible to prevent from continuing or reaching its goal
47
4.9
Not able to be held back
34
4.9
Allowed to continue without control
31
3.9
Not kept within limits, like a fire or a strong feeling
13
5.7
Not held back and showing strong feelings or actions
11
8.6
Impossible to stop or change
3
6.1
Not limited or held back and able to act freely
2
6.5
Too strong to control, it often makes people laugh loudly or feel great joy
2
9.9
Impossible to avoid or escape
1
5.7
Too strong to be stopped or managed
1
6.3
Impossible to stop from happening
Impossible to control or stop
No one can change or affect something like the weather
Someone or something that keeps going despite attempts to stop it
Antonyms
How Controllable
Surface Forms
Morphology
unrestrainable = restrainable (transparent) = un + restrain + able
The prefix 'un-' negates the meaning of 'restrainable', making it clear and straightforward.
Etymology
The word unrestrainable is made of un- ('not') and restrain ('to hold back'), and restrain comes from an old root that meant 'to bind', like in the familiar word string. So something unrestrainable is 'not able to be held back', which explains its meaning today.