unruled
- adjective
- /ʌnˈruːld/
- During the revolution, the unruled state led to chaos and a struggle for power.
Maybe unsettling citizenship, making it unruly, unruled in that respect, is exactly what we need to save it.
- Maybe unsettling citizenship, making it unruly, unruled in that respect, is exactly what we need to save it.
Examples
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In an unruled country, people often create their own systems of governance.
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The citizens felt unruled, living without any established authority or direction.
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Maybe unsettling citizenship, making it unruly, unruled in that respect, is exactly what we need to save it.
Synonyms
Not kept within limits, like a fire or a strong feeling
A place where laws do not control people, causing disorder
Free from limits or rules
Not controlled by rules or laws
Not controlled and showing no restraint
Free and not limited by rules
Not under official rules or direct management by an authority
Not held back and showing strong feelings or energy
Not controlled and still wild
Not kept to strict rules and giving people freedom to choose
Antonyms
How Governed
Surface Forms
Morphology
Etymology
Unruled is un- ('not') plus rule, which also means 'to govern' and is the same idea in the word ruler (a leader). So unruled means 'not governed' or 'without a ruler', which is why it describes places that have no government or leader.