unsubdued

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adjective

Unconquered, not vanquished.

Similar
wild
OriginEnglish subdued ← Middle English un- ← Old English un- →
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Meanings

adjectiveunsubdued (not comparable)
  1. not comparableUnconquered, not vanquished.
  2. not comparableRestless, not calm.

Synonyms & antonyms

adjectivenot brought under control

Similar
wild
Also see
wild

Synonym sets from Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.

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. Englishsubdued
  9. Englishunsubdued

From un- + subdued.

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Translations

Latin invictus
  • invictusunconquered, not vanquished
Cite this entry
APA

unsubdued. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/unsubdued

MLA

“unsubdued.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/unsubdued. Accessed November 4, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “unsubdued,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/unsubdued.

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