masterless

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adjective

Lacking or deprived of a master.

Similar
lordlessuncontrolled
OriginMiddle English masterles →
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Meanings

adjectivemasterless (comparative more masterless, superlative most masterless)

comparative more masterless · superlative most masterless

  1. Lacking or deprived of a master.

Synonyms & antonyms

adjectivehaving no lord or master

Similar
lordlessuncontrolled
Also see
lordless

Synonym sets from Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.

Origin

  1. Middle Englishmasterles
  2. Englishmasterless

From Middle English masterles, maisterles, equivalent to master + -less. Compare Dutch meesterloos (“masterless”), German meisterlos (“masterless”), Icelandic meistaralaus (“masterless”).

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Rhymes & wordplay

Anagrams

streamless
Cite this entry
APA

masterless. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/masterless

MLA

“masterless.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/masterless. Accessed November 2, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “masterless,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/masterless.

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