INCONTINENT Synonyms: 41 Similar and Opposite Words

incontinent

adjective

Definition of incontinent

as in uncontrolled

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Recent Examples of incontinent Firehouse treated her 12-year-old German shepherd, who is no longer incontinent and has less arthritis pain. — Nicole Villalpando, Austin American Statesman, 15 Feb. 2026 Waterproofing For pad alarms, waterproofing is essential for incontinent patients or those who tend to spill their food and drinks. — Bestreviews, Mercury News, 22 Jan. 2026 For example, Cola is incontinent, though that is an issue easily managed with diapers and a harness. — Jack Beresford, MSNBC Newsweek, 12 Sep. 2025 During the same inspection, the federal inspector cited the nursing home for failing to prevent the spread of infections after a nurse forgot to change her gloves and wash her hands after cleaning an incontinent resident. — Ciara McCarthy, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 8 Aug. 2025 See All Example Sentences for incontinent

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Causes may include uncontrolled high blood pressure, trauma from a fall or accident, or overtreatment of blood thinners.

— Emily St. Martin, Los Angeles Times, 6 Oct. 2026
The International Court of Justice (ICJ) could help stop the uncontrolled proliferation of satellites in Earth orbit, which threatens to erase stars from the sky, astronomers hope.

— Tereza Pultarova, Space.com, 28 Sep. 2026

Definition of uncontrolled

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Whether or not Hal was right to entice Zoe (upon whose shoulders the carnage ultimately falls), his decision to circumvent the Guardians’ chain of command is what ultimately leads to countless deaths and his imprisonment for reckless endangerment.

— Siddhant Adlakha, Vulture, 5 Oct. 2026
They would be purchased with such reckless abandon that your biggest fear would be a three-day rally that took stocks up 40%.

— Jim Cramer, CNBC, 4 Oct. 2026

Definition of reckless

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Suzanna waits for hours in the bank’s vestibule—that practical but indeterminate space shielding the true interior from the intemperate outdoors—much to the bewilderment of the young security guard perched on a stool nearby.

— Laura Miller, The New York Review of Books, 6 June 2026
Elon is given to making headline-making statements, sometimes intemperate statements.

— Jeffrey Kluger, Time, 26 Mar. 2026

Definition of intemperate

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