uncontrollable

B1
US /ˌənkənˈtroʊləbəl/
adj Freq #18621

Meanings

  1. 1
    adj

    incapable of being controlled or managed

    uncontrollable children

  2. 2
    adj

    difficult to solve or alleviate

    uncontrollable pain

  3. 3
    adj

    Not able to be controlled, contained or governed.

    She got the uncontrollable urge for some chocolate.

  4. 4
    adj

    impossible to repress or control

  5. 5
    adj

    of persons

Etymology

From un- + controllable.

Thesaurus

Synonyms
1 adj · incapable of being... uncorrectableunmanageable
2 adj · difficult to solve or... unmanageable
4 adj · impossible to repress or... irrepressible
5 adj · of persons confirmed

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