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- [uhn-fet-er]
- /ʌnˈfɛt ər/
- /ʌnˈfet.əd/
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- [uhn-fet-er]
- /ʌnˈfɛt ər/
Definitions of unfettered word
- verb with object unfettered to release from fetters. 1
- verb with object unfettered to free from restraint; liberate. 1
- adjective unfettered If you describe something as unfettered, you mean that it is not controlled or limited by anyone or anything. 0
- adjective unfettered released from physical or mental bonds; unrestrained 0
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Origin of unfettered
First appearance:
before 1325 One of the 16% oldest English words
First recorded in 1325-75, unfetter is from the Middle English word unfeteren. See un-2, fetter
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Parts of speech for Unfettered
noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
unfettered popularity
A pretty common term. Usually people know it’s meaning, but prefer to use a more spread out synonym. About 55% of English native speakers know the meaning and use word.
This word is included in each student's vocabulary. Most likely there is at least one movie with this word in the title.
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This diagram is provided by Google Ngram ViewerSynonyms for unfettered
adj unfettered
- all out — not at one's home or place of employment; absent: I stopped by to visit you last night, but you were out.
- all-encompassing — all-embracing.
- at large — You use at large to indicate that you are talking in a general way about most of the people mentioned.
- at liberty — free, unoccupied, or unrestricted
- footloose and fancy-free — If you describe someone as footloose and fancy-free, you mean that they are not married or in a similar relationship, and you therefore consider them to have very few responsibilities or commitments.
verb unfettered
adjective unfettered
- freed — enjoying personal rights or liberty, as a person who is not in slavery: a land of free people.
- independent — not influenced or controlled by others in matters of opinion, conduct, etc.; thinking or acting for oneself: an independent thinker.
- wanton — done, shown, used, etc., maliciously or unjustifiably: a wanton attack; wanton cruelty.
- wild — living in a state of nature; not tamed or domesticated: a wild animal; wild geese.
Antonyms for unfettered
adjective unfettered
- fettered — a chain or shackle placed on the feet.
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