Meaning | not being under control; out of control. |
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Examples | - "the greatest uncontrolled health problem is AIDS"
- "uncontrolled growth"
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Narrower | anarchic, anarchical, lawless | Without law or control |
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errant | uncontrolled motion that is irregular or unpredictable |
irrepressible, uncontrollable | impossible to repress / repress or control |
loose | (of a ball in sport) not in the possession or control of any player |
lordless, masterless | Having no lord or master |
rampant | unrestrained and violent |
runaway | Completely out of control |
torrential | resembling a torrent in force and abundance |
undisciplined, ungoverned | lacking in discipline or control |
wild | deviating widely from an intended course |
See also | unrestrained | not subject to restraint |
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Opposite | controlled | Restrained or managed or kept within certain bounds |
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Spanish | incontrolado |
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Catalan | incontrolat |
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Adverbs | uncontrollably | in an uncontrolled manner |
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