unconstricted

Examples

• All

• Crisp pulled the chain apart and opened up possibilities for the free flow of grace that the fully linked chain had inhibited; his audacity is measured by his sensitivity to the unconstricted play of free and imputative grace.

  Academic text (2006)

• Once we rule out the possibility of sunlight, fresh air, and unconstricted movement, a diet of love seems all we could possibly need.

  Fiction book (1996)

• She felt an unconstricted sense of freedom as she ran through the open fields.

• The unconstricted design of the dress allowed for easy movement and comfort.

Synonyms

U

unfettered

vsunconstricted

28 7.3

Free from limits or rules

also covers freedom from physical tightness, not only abstract liberty

U

unrestrained

vsunconstricted

13 5.7

Not held back and showing strong feelings or actions

is similar yet also refers to lack of physical tightness as well

U

unbound

vsunconstricted

5 5.2

Not tied or held, able to move and act freely

adds that freedom can be about physical loosening as well as mental ease

U

unconstrained

vsunconstricted

3 6.1

Not limited or held back and able to act freely

is closer to loose physical states as well as mental lack of restriction

U

untrammeled

vsunconstricted

• Formal

2 8.3

Free and not limited by rules

matches that broad freedom but also implies absence of tightness

U

uncontracted

vsunconstricted

• Specialized

1 6.0

Not tight and often describing muscles that feel relaxed

extends the same relaxed state to objects and to mental freedom

U

unconstraining

vsunconstricted

1 6.9

Allowing freedom to act or choose without strict rules

is comparable but also denotes a state free from tightness itself

U

unpinched

vsunconstricted

6.7

Not tight or squeezed

is similar but covers both physical tightness and mental restriction

U

unstretched

vsunconstricted

3.6

A thing that is not pulled tight and stays loose, like a canvas

applies this idea to both physical tightness and psychological limits

U

untrapped

vsunconstricted

4.8

Free from something that holds you so you can move or act

focuses more on freedom of movement while also covering mental ease

U

unconfined

vsunconstricted

4.7

Without walls or edges, things move freely

adds the idea of absence of tightness both physically and mentally

U

unrestrictive

vsunconstricted

5.2

Not making strict rules and allowing a lot of freedom

includes physical looseness in addition to general absence of limits

U

unrepressed

vsunconstricted

7.5

People show strong feelings openly without control

covers emotional release but also physical absence of tightness

U

uncircumscribed

vsunconstricted

9.0

A situation with no limits or boundaries

is similar yet also highlights freedom from physical tightness or pressure

U

uncongested

vsunconstricted

3.4

Not blocked so air or traffic can move easily

differs by focusing on lack of blockage rather than lack of tightness

U

unstrained

vsunconstricted

4.9

Calm and not showing worry under pressure

relates to calmness but the key also refers to physical looseness

Antonyms

C

constricted

5.2

Made narrower or tighter by pressure

How Tight

tight

884 1.0

constricted

5.2

to snug

4 3.5

unconstricted

6.7

loose

155 1.0

roomy

24 2.1

Surface Forms

Morphology

Etymology