uncontained

un·con·tained
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UK, US/ˌʌn.kənˈteɪnd/Australia/ˌʌn.kənˈtæɪnd/

adjective

Not contained; unconstrained

OriginEnglish contained ← Middle English conteinen ← Old French contenir →
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Meanings

adjectiveuncontained (comparative more uncontained, superlative most uncontained)

comparative more uncontained · superlative most uncontained

  1. Not contained; unconstrained

Origin

  1. Proto-Indo-European*né
  2. Proto-Indo-European*n̥-
  3. Proto-Germanic*un-
  4. Proto-West Germanic*un-
  5. Old Englishun-
  6. Middle Englishun-
  7. Englishun-
  8. Proto-Indo-European*ḱe?
  9. Proto-Indo-European*ḱóm
  10. Proto-Italic*kom
  11. Proto-Italic*kom-
  12. Latincon-
  13. Proto-Indo-European*ten-
  14. Proto-Indo-European*tn̥eh₁yéti
  15. Proto-Italic*tenēō
  16. Latinteneō
  17. Latincontineō
  18. Latincontinēre
  19. Old Frenchcontenir
  20. Middle Englishconteinen
  21. Englishcontain
  22. Englishcontained
  23. Englishuncontained

From un- + contained.

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Rhymes & wordplay

Rhymes with uncontained

containedmaintainedtrainedsustainedstainedconstrainedattaineddrainedentertainedordainedstrainedunexplainedrestrainedchainedunrestrainedunchainedpainedveinedfeignedcanedpanedmaneddiaperbrainedhalf-strained
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Cite this entry
APA

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

MLA

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

Chicago

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

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