uncurbed

7.9

Not kept under control and without limits

adjective
/ʌnˈkɜrd/

: sin restricciones

His uncurbed enthusiasm for the project inspired the entire team to work harder.

Examples

The uncurbed spending on luxury items led to financial troubles for the family.
In the insane asylum of Abbassiyya, a handful of doctors were responsible for 5,000 patients; violence went uncurbed, and lavatories were left out of order.

Academic text (1992)
The uncurbed growth of the city has resulted in overcrowding and pollution.

Synonyms

unchecked

vsuncurbed

34 4.9

Allowed to continue without control

is the general lack of limits or checks

uncontrolled

vsuncurbed

31 3.9

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

is the broad state of lacking restraints or checks

unfettered

vsuncurbed

28 7.3

Free from limits or rules

is the general condition of lacking limits or checks

unbridled

vsuncurbed

25 7.3

Very strong feelings or actions that are not kept under control

is the overall absence of limits rather than emotional focus

unconstrained

vsuncurbed

3 6.1

Not limited or held back and able to act freely

is the general idea of lacking limits or checks

ungoverned

vsuncurbed

3 7.1

Not controlled and showing no restraint

is the general personal or broad idea of no limits or checks

untrammeled

vsuncurbed

Formal

2 8.3

Free and not limited by rules

expresses the same lack of limits in broader terms

unhindered

vsuncurbed

1 4.6

Free to move forward without being stopped

is the wider absence of limits or checks rather than obstacles only

uncontained

vsuncurbed

1 6.4

Not controlled and allowed to spread freely

focuses on absence of limits in general rather than spreading only

uncaged

vsuncurbed

1 4.1

Free to express strong feelings and ideas

is the broader idea of lacking limits or control

unhampered

vsuncurbed

1 5.3

Free to move or act without being stopped

is the broader condition of lacking restraint or control

unbound

vsuncurbed

Specialized

1 7.2

A molecule free in a liquid or blood, not attached to others

is about lacking limits or control rather than specific freedom types

unconfined

vsuncurbed

4.7

Without walls or edges, things move freely

is the general absence of limits or checks beyond space

unstopped

vsuncurbed

4.5

Continuing without a break because nothing blocks it

is the broader notion of lacking limits or checks

uncheckable

vsuncurbed

8.5

Impossible to control or stop

describes lacking limits without claiming impossibility to restrain

untempered

vsuncurbed

8.4

Very strong and not held back

is the general absence of limits rather than missing moderation only

undammed

vsuncurbed

6.5

Showing strong feelings or energy that are not held back

is the wider state of lacking limits or checks beyond emotions

unsubdued

vsuncurbed

8.9

Not controlled and still wild

is the general absence of limits or checks rather than wildness only

unthrottled

vsuncurbed

7.5

Not limited in speed or amount, for example an internet connection that stays fast

is the general lack of restraint not limited to power

untrapped

vsuncurbed

4.8

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

is the general absence of restraint rather than physical escape only

unrein

vsuncurbed

8.6

Not held back and showing strong feelings or energy

expresses the same lack of limits but in a general sense

Antonyms

restricted

18 3.9

Limited so only certain people can see or use it

How Restrained

restrained

5.3

uncurbed

7.9

unrestrained

13 5.7

Surface Forms

uncurbed positive

Morphology

uncurbed = curbed (transparent) = un + curb + ed

The adjective 'curbed' is a regular past-participle/adjectival form of 'curb', and 'un-' simply negates that meaning, so the formation is straightforward for learners.

Etymology

The word uncurbed is made of un- meaning 'not' and curb, a common word that means 'to hold back' or 'a brake'. Think of the phrase 'curb your enthusiasm' or a street curb that stops a car, so uncurbed means not restrained or without limits.