unrestraint

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noun

Lack of restraint; the quality of being unrestrained.

Opposite
restraint
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Meanings

noununrestraint (usually uncountable, plural unrestraints)

plural unrestraints

  1. uncountableusuallyLack of restraint; the quality of being unrestrained.

    His bluntly effective touring cohort —— the guitarist Robin Finck, the bassist Justin Meldal-Johnsen and the drummer Ilan Rubin —— gave him all the power he could use, surging and thrashing with deceptive unrestraint.

    2009 August 25, Nate Chinen, “A Metal Powerhouse, Screaming Farewell for Now”, in New York Times

Synonyms & antonyms

nounthe quality of lacking restraint

Opposite
restraint
Broader
indisciplineundiscipline
Also see
abandon

Synonym sets from Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.

Origin

From un- + restraint.

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Translations

Russian несде́ржанность
  • несде́ржанность (nesdéržannostʹ)lack of restraint
Cite this entry
APA

unrestraint. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/unrestraint

MLA

“unrestraint.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/unrestraint. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “unrestraint,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/unrestraint.

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