as in stubborn
given to resisting control or discipline by others
the uncontrollable child kept throwing tantrums in public and creating scenes
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Recent Examples of uncontrollable
The plane became uncontrollable after take-off and crashed short of the runway on its return to the airport, according to the complaints.
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Joe Marusak
may 1, Charlotte Observer, 1 May 2026
It's characterized by persistent, intrusive and uncontrollable thoughts about food.
—Alora Bopray, USA Today, 28 Apr. 2026
An uncontrollable rise in heat was causing the water to vaporize.
—Lizzie Johnson, New Yorker, 25 Apr. 2026
His tics are not naughty mischief, but an uncontrollable action.
—Katie Walsh, Boston Herald, 24 Apr. 2026
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Joe Marusak
may 1, Charlotte Observer, 1 May 2026
It's characterized by persistent, intrusive and uncontrollable thoughts about food.
—Alora Bopray, USA Today, 28 Apr. 2026
An uncontrollable rise in heat was causing the water to vaporize.
—Lizzie Johnson, New Yorker, 25 Apr. 2026
His tics are not naughty mischief, but an uncontrollable action.
—Katie Walsh, Boston Herald, 24 Apr. 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for uncontrollable
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David Paul Morris / Bloomberg via Getty Images Are Americans finally starting to feel the strain of soaring gas prices and stubborn inflation?—
Elizabeth Robinson,
NBC news,
19 May 2026
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Treasury yields have gone up in recent months as stubborn inflation reduces the likelihood of Fed rate cuts, Pisula notes, while geopolitical tensions add more long-term risk to rates.—
Tim Maxwell,
CBS News,
19 May 2026
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But if your debt balances continue growing and the minimum payments are becoming unmanageable, taking action sooner rather than later may help preserve more options.—
Angelica Leicht,
CBS News,
19 May 2026
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Philadelphia missed good looks, looked heavy-legged and never found a response before the score had already gotten unmanageable.—
C.J. Holmes,
New York Daily News,
5 May 2026
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The biggest threat of AI is that the bulk of this powerful technology is uniquely within the control of a small cohort of ungovernable men.—
Elizabeth Shackelford,
Twin Cities,
7 May 2026
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To be a great man, in this tradition, is to be ungovernable by small rules.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
6 May 2026
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San Francisco currently spends about $700 million to $800 million per year on homelessness, aided by the passage in 2018 of the Proposition C gross receipts tax on businesses with annual revenue greater than $50 million, but has yet to make a dent in its intractable homelessness problem.—
Adam Summers,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
19 May 2026
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The size of the College Football Playoff seems to be the most digestible of the thus-far intractable standoffs, but still, there’s no resolution on the horizon.—
ABC News,
ABC News,
18 May 2026
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Thailand tightens visa restrictions Fed up with unruly tourist behavior, Thailand is ending a 60-day visa-free entry program for travelers from dozens of countries, including the US.—
Alexandra Banner,
CNN Money,
20 May 2026
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And on Long Island, New York, rowdy crowds that essentially formed a mob rushed the Roosevelt Field Mall, forming an unruly mob that brought in local police.—
Ian Miller OutKick,
FOXNews.com,
18 May 2026
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He was also booked on fresh charges of felony vandalism, battery against a former dating partner and willful disobedience of a court order.—
Nicole Buss,
Sacbee.com,
13 May 2026
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Under current Kansas law, reckless driving is defined as operating a vehicle in willful or wanton disregard for the safety of persons or property.—
Matthew Kelly,
Kansas City Star,
8 May 2026
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That would be a massive threat to the hegemony established by the film, especially for people at their most curious, rebellious age.—
Richard Lawson,
HollywoodReporter,
15 May 2026
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And what could be more rebellious than sending a roomful of serious cinephiles screaming for the exits?—
Christopher Vourlias,
Variety,
15 May 2026
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The group’s pilots often search international waters for wayward Cuban rafters, but also have twice violated Cuban airspace since July.—
Miami Herald Archives,
Miami Herald,
20 May 2026
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Rhodes, 63, founded Sun Space in 2017 as a performance art venue for wayward artists who don’t properly fit the rigid mold of the Los Angeles club and bar circuit.—
Christopher Buchanan,
Los Angeles Times,
18 May 2026
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“Uncontrollable.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/uncontrollable. Accessed 22 May. 2026.
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