as in abandon
carefree freedom from constraint
the cheerful unrestraint of children
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Recent Examples of unrestraint
He had never spoken with such fathoms of unrestraint.
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Benjamin Hedin, The New Yorker, 3 Apr. 2017
Benjamin Hedin, The New Yorker, 3 Apr. 2017
Recent Examples of Synonyms for unrestraint
Noun
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Early James, a 31-year-old Troy, Alabama native, makes folksy blues music that seems best suited for stoking anarchy while soothing reckless abandon.—
Marcus K. Dowling,
The Tennessean,
28 June 2025
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The takeaway: Reckless abandon is not the way to survive a season.—
Jeff Sanders,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
22 June 2025
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But that still didn’t make up for the abandonment felt by a town whose rhythms for generations revolved around regular papal visits.—
Dario Artale,
Chicago Tribune,
6 July 2025
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Now 18, the Ethiopia native who was adopted by the Bevins in 2012 and filed for an emergency protective order earlier this month is seeking long-term protective orders against them over his allegations of abuse and abandonment.—
Lucas Aulbach,
The Courier-Journal,
2 July 2025
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“Unrestraint.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/unrestraint. Accessed 19 Jul. 2025.
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