uncontrollable
adjective
un·con·trol·la·ble
ˌən-kən-ˈtrō-lə-bəl 
1
: incapable of being controlled : ungovernable
a rush of uncontrollable emotions
2
archaic
: free from control by a superior power : absolute
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the uncontrollable child kept throwing tantrums in public and creating scenes
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In the not-too-distant past, any car with 824 hp at its rear wheels would have been a wild ride at best, uncontrollable at worst.
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Tim Pitt, Robb Report, 29 Oct. 2024
Societies becoming trapped in these incredibly powerful but ultimately uncontrollable information networks?
—Sean Illing, Vox, 22 Sep. 2024
Biofeedback Biofeedback is a method that teaches the body how to control normally uncontrollable responses like heart rate, temperature, and blood pressure.
—Jay N. Yepuri, Verywell Health, 29 Oct. 2024
Worse, few if any in Washington seem bothered by the situation and those few who talk about deficits insist on distractions and studiously avoid the fraught politics implicit in where the budget’s underlying problem lies: the uncontrollable growth of entitlements spending.
—Milton Ezrati, Forbes, 24 Oct. 2024
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Tim Pitt, Robb Report, 29 Oct. 2024
Societies becoming trapped in these incredibly powerful but ultimately uncontrollable information networks?
—Sean Illing, Vox, 22 Sep. 2024
Biofeedback Biofeedback is a method that teaches the body how to control normally uncontrollable responses like heart rate, temperature, and blood pressure.
—Jay N. Yepuri, Verywell Health, 29 Oct. 2024
Worse, few if any in Washington seem bothered by the situation and those few who talk about deficits insist on distractions and studiously avoid the fraught politics implicit in where the budget’s underlying problem lies: the uncontrollable growth of entitlements spending.
—Milton Ezrati, Forbes, 24 Oct. 2024
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uncontrollable
adjective
un·con·trol·la·ble
ˌən-kən-ˈtrō-lə-bəl
: incapable of being controlled : ungovernable
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