Meanings
comparative more unrestricted · superlative most unrestricted
- Not restricted or confined.
The new fast lines are laid out for unrestricted speed through the station, as after electrification certain expresses may run non-stop between Euston and Birmingham.
1962 June, David Walters, “The new station and layout at Coventry”, in Modern Railways, page 4071 more example
The extreme depth of these channels, and the insistence of the Board of Trade on a headway of 150 ft. for the unrestricted passage of large ships, necessitated a high bridge with two main spans, and a central pier on Inchgarvie.
1950 March, H. A. Vallance, “On Foot Across the Forth Bridge”, in Railway Magazine, page 147 - Having no security classification.
Synonyms & antonyms
adjectivenot subject to or subjected to restriction
adjectivefree of restrictions on conduct
adjectivenot restricted or exclusive
adjectivenot restricted or modified in meaning
adjectivenever having had security classification
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-
- Englishrestricted
- Englishunrestricted
From un- + restricted.
Full word history & related roots →Translations
Bulgarian неограниче́н
- неограниче́н (neograničén)not restricted
Finnish rajoittamaton, vapaa
- rajoittamatonnot restricted
- vapaanot restricted
- julkinenhaving no security classification
Hindi निर्बाध
- निर्बाध (nirbādh)not restricted
Hungarian korlátlan, zavartalan
- korlátlannot restricted
- zavartalannot restricted
- szabadnot restricted
- korlátozatlannot restricted
- feltételhez nem kötöttnot restricted
- akadálytalannot restricted
- korlátozás nélkülinot restricted
Romanian nerestricționat
- nerestricționatnot restricted
Russian неограни́ченный
- неограни́ченный (neograníčennyj)not restricted
Spanish irrestricto, no restringido
- irrestrictonot restricted
- no restringidonot restricted
Cite this entry
unrestricted. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/unrestricted
“unrestricted.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/unrestricted. Accessed November 3, 2026.
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “unrestricted,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/unrestricted.
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