unfettered

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unfettered^¹

/ʌnˈfɛtəd/ UK
/ˈʌnˈfɛtɚd/ US

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verb

participle, past simple past and past participle of unfetter

unfettered^²

/ʌnˈfɛtəd/ UK
/ˈʌnˈfɛtɚd/ US

adjective more unfettered · most unfettered

Not bound by chains or shackles. Near-synonyms: unmanacled, unhandcuffed
Similar: fetterless, unshackled, shackleless, unchained, unmanacled, unhandcuffed · Opposite: fettered
broadly Not restricted. I envy not the beast that takes ⁠His license in the field of time, ⁠Unfetter’d by the sense of crime, To whom a conscience never wakes; […]
Similar: fetterless, untrammeled, unconstrained, unrestrained, unrestricted, unbridled, unbound, free · Opposite: fettered

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adj not bound by chains

Español	desencadenado
Deutsch	entfesselt, frei
Русский	освобождённый osvoboždjónnyj

adj not restricted

Español	irrestricto, libre, sin restricciones, sin trabas
한국어	자유롭다 jayurobda
Deutsch	ungehindert, ungezügelt
Русский	нестеснённый nestesnjónnyj

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@misc{unfettered_2026,
  title = {unfettered},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/unfettered},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}