SELF-ABANDONED Synonyms: 23 Similar and Opposite Words

self-abandoned

adjective

Definition of self-abandoned

as in unbridled

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Trump has staked his political capital on the AI industry’s success, saying its unbridled development is key to winning the AI race against China.

— Garance Burke, Los Angeles Times, 12 Oct. 2026
Duncombe’s friends remember her sunny spirit, boisterous and infectious laugh, unbridled optimism and passion for new experiences.

— Rebecca Rubin, Variety, 12 Oct. 2026

Definition of unbridled

Adjective

Football—besides being one of our more ubiquitous and unrestrained national entertainments—has also become one of the rare arenas in American life where highly specialized language can flourish without censure.

— Vinson Cunningham, New Yorker, 9 Oct. 2026
Instead, their capacity, unrestrained due to advantages of technology, often gets under additional routines that land on the same psychological ground, already marked by low interest, meaning and involvement.

— Naira Velumyan, Forbes.com, 29 Sep. 2026

Definition of unrestrained

Adjective

Behind closed doors, however, the switch from a spouse to a child, from Mann the husband to Mann the father, is the switch from the intimate to the casual, from uninhibited speech to guardedness.

— Richard Brody, New Yorker, 20 Oct. 2026
And Ibiza provides an appropriately uninhibited first setting.

— Anna Cafolla, Vogue, 28 Sep. 2026

Definition of uninhibited

Adjective

The county has an ample pot of uncommitted funds in coming years, however, in part because of the rapid growth of the revenue stream.

— Ryan Gillespie, The Orlando Sentinel, 8 Oct. 2026
And then Texas got good news from RB Landen Williams-Callis, who was 2027’s last uncommitted five-star.

— Jason Kirk, New York Times, 4 Aug. 2026

Definition of uncommitted

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