unhindered

adjective

un·​hin·​dered ˌən-ˈhin-dərd 

: not restrained or held back : not hindered

… she must beg that I would allow her to proceed unhindered.

—Wilkie Collins

Its million-plus residents go about their business unhindered by military checkpoints …

—William Finnegan

Synonyms of unhindered

• rampant
• uncontrolled
• unbridled
• unhampered

Examples of unhindered in a Sentence

in the absence of appropriate oversight, the unhindered deforestation of the region continues

Recent Examples on the Web

Lukashenko has ruled over Belarus unhindered since 1994, with Putin leading Russia since 2012, also serving as president between 2000 and 2008. — Emma Bussey, FOXNews.com, 23 Sep. 2026

The investigators asked for unhindered access to Iran, which the Iranian government did not grant. — Jessie Yeung, CNN Money, 18 Sep. 2026

The decline is in sharp contrast to the unhindered navigation before the war. — Mark Osborne, CBS News, 7 Sep. 2026

Ship traffic through the strait is well below pre-war levels due to the risk of attack if vessels don’t comply with an Iranian vetting regime near its coastline, which is in sharp contrast to the unhindered navigation before the war. — Matthew Lee, Los Angeles Times, 3 Sep. 2026

Word History

First Known Use

1615, in the meaning defined above

Rhymes for unhindered

• hindered