untempered

Examples

• All

• The critics praised the artist for her untempered approach to color and form in her latest work.

• There was none of the brashness or the untempered spirit of youth.

  Fiction book (1993)

• His enthusiasm for the project was untempered, leading him to take risks that others avoided.

• Children often exhibit untempered joy when they receive gifts, jumping with excitement.

Synonyms

U

unchecked

vsuntempered

34 4.9

Allowed to continue without control

means missing internal softening influence rather than only absent checks

U

uncontrolled

vsuntempered

31 3.9

Not kept within limits, like a fire or a strong feeling

stresses missing moderation or tempering rather than mere disorder

U

untrammeled

vsuntempered

• Formal

2 8.3

Free and not limited by rules

highlights absence of moderating influence rather than pure freedom of action

U

unmoderated

vsuntempered

1 7.2

Not controlled and often very strong

is lacking any softening or restraining influence

U

unsuppressed

vsuntempered

1 6.7

Shown or felt openly without being held back

highlights lack of moderating influence, not only open expression

U

unhampered

vsuntempered

1 5.3

Free to move or act without being stopped

emphasizes absence of tempering or restraint rather than lack of obstacles

U

unrepressed

vsuntempered

7.5

People show strong feelings openly without control

focuses on missing external softening influence rather than inner control

U

unhemmed

vsuntempered

6.8

Free and not limited by rules or control

refers specifically to missing moderation or control that softens extremes

Antonyms

T

tempered

1 5.6

Made less strong by adding something that balances it

C

controlled

3.4

Kept within limits by careful management

How Tempered

moderate

415 3.3

tempered

1 5.6

restrained

5.3

harsh

47 3.9

untempered

8.4

unrestrained

13 5.7

Surface Forms

Morphology

Etymology