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[ uhn-guhv-er-nuh-buhl ] / ʌnˈgʌv ər nə bəl / SEE SYNONYMS FOR ungovernable ON THESAURUS.COM
adjectiveimpossible to govern, rule, or restrain; uncontrollable. Origin of ungovernable1665–75; un-1 + governable OTHER WORDS FROM ungovernableun·gov·ern·a·bil·i·ty, un·gov·ern·a·ble·ness, nounun·gov·ern·a·bly, adverbWords nearby ungovernableunglamorous, unglue, unglued, ungodly, ungotten, ungovernable, ungraceful, ungracious, ungrammatical, ungrateful, ungrudging Dictionary.com UnabridgedBased on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2020 Example sentences from the Web for ungovernableUnder a more centralized system the place would have been ungovernable. Gertrude of Arabia, the Woman Who Invented Iraq|Clive Irving|June 17, 2014|DAILY BEAST And he has always gotten a kick out of his rep as the ungovernable—maybe even a bit unbalanced—member of Team Obama. Obama Campaign Unleashes Joe Biden in Battle for Blue-Collar Voters|Michelle Cottle|March 16, 2012|DAILY BEAST My sense is that the latest leaks will have broad repercussions of an ungovernable variety. Pakistan's Shameful Double Dealing|Tunku Varadarajan|July 25, 2010|DAILY BEAST You have some kind and winning ways, but you appear to have an ungovernable temper, which would make you impossible to live with. The Staying Guest|Carolyn Wells
It is the bringing of all our wild and ungovernable passions under control. A Practical Directory for Young Christian Females|Harvey Newcomb He rollicked and laughed until my ungovernable impatience brought him to his senses. The Adventures of Harry Richmond, Complete|George Meredith Functional diseases are no more imaginary than an ungovernable temper or a balky horse is imaginary. McClure's Magazine, Vol. XXXI, No. 4, August 1908|Various He shuddered and shrank back, overcome by the inveterate, ungovernable horror. The Creators|May Sinclair
British Dictionary definitions for ungovernable
adjectivenot able to be disciplined, restrained, etcan ungovernable temper Derived forms of ungovernableungovernableness, nounungovernably, adverbCollins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012 Words related to ungovernabledisobedient, uncontrollable, undisciplined, unmanageable, unruly, wild, indocile, disorderly, fractious, impetuous, impotent, intractable, irrepressible, mutinous, rampant, refractory, unbridled |