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Unrestrained vs Unchecked - What's the difference?

unrestrained | unchecked |

As adjectives the difference between unrestrained and unchecked

is that unrestrained is immoderate; not restrained or held in check while unchecked is unrestrained or not held back.

As a verb unchecked is

(uncheck).

unrestrained

English

Adjective

(en adjective)
  • immoderate; not restrained or held in check
  • The party was a scene of unrestrained debauchery.
  • spontaneous, natural and informal; unconstrained
  • Their meeting was one of unrestrained joy.
  • Not subject to physical restraint.
  • * 2009 , Russell Colling, ?Tony W. York, Hospital and Healthcare Security (page 346)
  • Managing unrestrained prisoners alone in any environment is inherently dangerous and should not be tolerated.

    Antonyms

    * restrained

    Derived terms

    * unrestrainedly * unrestrainedness

    See also

    * rampant * unbridled

    unchecked

    English

    Alternative forms

    * uncheckt (obsolete)

    Etymology 1

    Adjective

    (en adjective)
  • Unrestrained or not held back.
  • Not examined for accuracy, efficiency, etc.
  • (computing, of a check box) Not checked (ticked or enabled).
  • (crossword puzzles, of a square) Part of only one entry (i.e., across or down, but not both).
  • Derived terms
    *unch

    Etymology 2

    See (uncheck)

    Verb

    (head)
  • (uncheck)