Unchecked
Definition, Meaning & Examples
Pronunciation /ʌnˈt͡ʃɛkt/ · Part of speech adjective
Quick meaning: Unchecked is an adjective meaning Unrestrained, not held back.
Meaning
Unrestrained, not held back.
More Meanings
- Not examined for accuracy, efficiency, etc.
- (crosswording) Of a square: part of only one entry (that is, across or down, but not both).
- simple past and past participle of uncheck.
- (chiefly computing) Of a check box: not checked (ticked or enabled).
Example Sentences
unchecked power
unchecked ambition
O happy captain, that may'st houze / In quarter free, and uncheckt brouze / On teeming hedge, when purse is light, / Or on the wholsom sallat bite: […]
He ſeeks reſpect—but how to gain it? / Wit, ſocial mirth, could ne'er obtain it: / And laughter, where it reigns uncheck'd, / Diſcards and diſſipates respect.
Word Forms
- uncheckt
Synonyms for unchecked
Depending on context, synonyms include uncontrolled, unbridled, unrestrained, uncurbed, ungoverned.
Related Words
Related dictionary entries include unrestrained, uncurbed, ungoverned, unbridled, unfettered, untethered.
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