unencumbered
adjective
un·en·cum·bered ˌən-in-ˈkəm-bərd 
: free of encumbrance
Example Sentences
Recent Examples on the Web Public transport feels completely unencumbered by the burdens of punctuality, availability, geography and safety. 
Los Angeles Times, 22 Aug. 2022 Thus unencumbered by weighty expectations, Smith was able to approach new music with a revitalized attitude, too. Stephen Daw, Billboard, 4 Aug. 2022 Blume by comparison can start with a fresh mandate from the board unencumbered by past controversies. Christiaan Hetzner, Fortune, 25 July 2022 So while the future is uncertain, that’s where KENZIE works best — unencumbered by expectations and free to move at her own pace. Natalie Morin, Rolling Stone, 8 July 2022 Notably Big Tech pushes price controls on broadband at the Federal Communications Commission to ensure that their use of others’ networks is free and unencumbered by social obligations. Roslyn Layton, Forbes, 1 June 2022 Republican lawmakers seemed unencumbered by the irony, let alone rank hypocrisy, of representing the faction that openly called for the prosecution of its chief presidential campaign opponents not long ago. Ishaan Tharoor, Washington Post, 10 Aug. 2022 But access to the Indiana State Fair, which goes through Aug. 21, will be unencumbered. Kayla Dwyer, The Indianapolis Star, 1 Aug. 2022 The soundtrack is limited to occasional mournful strings; the action sequences are unencumbered by music and are, for the genre, brutally realistically and realistically brutal, and Chase does not walk away unscathed. Robert Lloyd, Los Angeles Times, 15 June 2022 See More
Los Angeles Times, 22 Aug. 2022 Thus unencumbered by weighty expectations, Smith was able to approach new music with a revitalized attitude, too. Stephen Daw, Billboard, 4 Aug. 2022 Blume by comparison can start with a fresh mandate from the board unencumbered by past controversies. Christiaan Hetzner, Fortune, 25 July 2022 So while the future is uncertain, that’s where KENZIE works best — unencumbered by expectations and free to move at her own pace. Natalie Morin, Rolling Stone, 8 July 2022 Notably Big Tech pushes price controls on broadband at the Federal Communications Commission to ensure that their use of others’ networks is free and unencumbered by social obligations. Roslyn Layton, Forbes, 1 June 2022 Republican lawmakers seemed unencumbered by the irony, let alone rank hypocrisy, of representing the faction that openly called for the prosecution of its chief presidential campaign opponents not long ago. Ishaan Tharoor, Washington Post, 10 Aug. 2022 But access to the Indiana State Fair, which goes through Aug. 21, will be unencumbered. Kayla Dwyer, The Indianapolis Star, 1 Aug. 2022 The soundtrack is limited to occasional mournful strings; the action sequences are unencumbered by music and are, for the genre, brutally realistically and realistically brutal, and Chase does not walk away unscathed. Robert Lloyd, Los Angeles Times, 15 June 2022 See More Word History
First Known Use
1722, in the meaning defined above