unconstrained
adjective
un·con·strained
ˌən-kən-ˈstrānd 
: not held back or constrained
unconstrained ambition
unconstrained expressions of grief
people unconstrained by financial worries
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Trump’s slogans—America First and Make America Great Again—embody the essence of populism, namely using ideology to advance a political program that is morally unconstrained and driven by collective egoism.
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BÁlint Madlovics, Foreign Affairs, 10 Feb. 2025
If unconstrained, the state's demand for power could double within the next 10 years, JLARC found.
—Karri Peifer, Axios, 6 Feb. 2025
But a public backlash may be growing to Musk’s mission, and far more is at stake than the size of the federal balance sheet, the head count at agencies inside the Beltway, or the dangers of one unelected man possessing such unconstrained power.
—Simon Shuster, TIME, 7 Feb. 2025
The damaging effects of profit maximization and unconstrained growth go beyond inefficiency.
—Aissa Dearing, JSTOR Daily, 9 Jan. 2025
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BÁlint Madlovics, Foreign Affairs, 10 Feb. 2025
If unconstrained, the state's demand for power could double within the next 10 years, JLARC found.
—Karri Peifer, Axios, 6 Feb. 2025
But a public backlash may be growing to Musk’s mission, and far more is at stake than the size of the federal balance sheet, the head count at agencies inside the Beltway, or the dangers of one unelected man possessing such unconstrained power.
—Simon Shuster, TIME, 7 Feb. 2025
The damaging effects of profit maximization and unconstrained growth go beyond inefficiency.
—Aissa Dearing, JSTOR Daily, 9 Jan. 2025
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“Unconstrained.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/unconstrained. Accessed 13 Mar. 2025.
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