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Unrestrained vs Unrepressed - What's the difference?

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As adjectives the difference between unrestrained and unrepressed

is that unrestrained is immoderate; not restrained or held in check while unrepressed is not repressed.

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

    Related terms

    * restrain * restrained

    See also

    * rampant * unbridled

    unrepressed

    English

    Adjective

    (-)
  • Not repressed.
  • *{{quote-news, year=2008, date=May 12, author=Nate Chinen, title=Recalling Miles Davis by Crossing Cultures, work=New York Times citation
    • , passage=The trumpeter Wallace Roney, a leading disciple of the Davis sound and style, played with exacting purpose and unrepressed enthusiasm, carving up the song. }}