Meanings
comparative more uncontrolled · superlative most uncontrolled · alternative obsolete uncontrouled
- Not controlled; not under control.
Into the gnarled uncontrolled hand swaying over the bunk the dog laid his paw.
1902, Barbara Baynton, edited by Sally Krimmer and Alan Lawson, Bush Studies (Portable Australian Authors: Barbara Baynton), St Lucia: University of Queensland Press, published 1980, page 36 - civil engineeringLacking the usual traffic control devices, such as traffic lights, pedestrian signals, pavement markings, traffic signs, or a crossing guard.
uncontrolled crossing
1 more example
uncontrolled intersection
Synonyms & antonyms
adjectivenot being under control; out of control
Synonym sets from Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.
Origin
- Proto-Indo-European*né
- Proto-Indo-European*n̥-
- Proto-Germanic*un-
- Proto-West Germanic*un-
- Old Englishun-
- Middle Englishun-
- Englishun-
- Englishcontrolled
- Englishuncontrolled
From un- + controlled.
Full word history & related roots →Translations
Ancient Greek ἀκράτητος
- ἀκράτητος (akrátētos)not controlled
Bulgarian безконтролен
- безконтролен (bezkontrolen)not controlled
Catalan incontrolat
- incontrolatnot controlled
Danish ukontrolleret
- ukontrolleretnot controlled
Dutch ongecontroleerd
- ongecontroleerdnot controlled
Finnish vapaa, rajoittamaton
- vapaanot controlled
- rajoittamatonnot controlled
- kontrolloimatonnot controlled
- esteetönnot controlled
French incontrôlé
- incontrôlénot controlled
German unkontrolliert
- unkontrolliertnot controlled
Irish neamhcheansaithe
- neamhcheansaithenot controlled
Italian sfrenato, incontrollato
- sfrenatonot controlled
- incontrollatonot controlled
Latin effrenatus
- effrenatusnot controlled
Norwegian Bokmål ukontrollert
- ukontrollertnot controlled
Spanish desaforado, descontrolado
- desaforadonot controlled
- descontroladonot controlled
- incontroladonot controlled
Swedish okontrollerad
- okontrolleradnot controlled
Rhymes & wordplay
Rhymes with uncontrolled
Cite this entry
uncontrolled. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/uncontrolled
“uncontrolled.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/uncontrolled. Accessed November 3, 2026.
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “uncontrolled,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/uncontrolled.
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