Meanings
adjectiveungoverned (comparative more ungoverned, superlative most ungoverned)
comparative more ungoverned · superlative most ungoverned
- Lacking a government.
- Lacking control or discipline.
He sat down for a moment, even before he dusted his ungoverned floury hands.
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 35 - Lacking restraint.
Synonyms & antonyms
adjectivenot restrained or controlled
adjectivelacking in discipline or control
Similar
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-
- Englishgoverned
- Englishungoverned
Translations
Ancient Greek ἀκρατής
- ἀκρατής (akratḗs)lacking a government
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APA
ungoverned. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/ungoverned
MLA
“ungoverned.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/ungoverned. Accessed November 4, 2026.
Chicago
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “ungoverned,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/ungoverned.
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