adj ·5 syllables ·Moderate ·High school level

Definitions

Adjective

1. 1
   Not able to be controlled, contained or governed.

   "She got the uncontrollable urge for some chocolate."

Adjective

1. 1
   impossible to repress or control wordnet
2. 2
   incapable of being controlled or managed wordnet
3. 3
   incapable of being controlled wordnet
4. 4
   difficult to solve or alleviate wordnet

Synonyms

All synonyms

intractableungovernableabandonedamokbacchicbellowing

Antonyms

All antonyms

controllableobedient

Example

More examples

"He has an uncontrollable temper."

Etymology

From un- + controllable.

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