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Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English
unchecked
adjective
COLLOCATIONS FROM OTHER ENTRIES
continue unabated/apace/unchecked (=continue at the same high speed or level)
▪ The flood of refugees continued unabated.
EXAMPLES FROM CORPUS
▪ And the sway of unchecked guns should not be underestimated.
▪ In contrast, a nonconstitutional regime is characterized by unchecked power, and the structural arrangements of the constitution are not upheld.
▪ Instead, it should be seen as a successful attempt to control speeds which would reach unacceptable levels if left unchecked.
▪ Once again, fires raged unchecked.
▪ Rachael had hidden a large kitchen knife in his jeans pocket and smuggled it in unchecked.
▪ The spring rains, unchecked by forest roots, reach flood proportions as they accumulate downstream.
▪ The tendencies are compliments to the power of statecraft and faith, marks of their potential for danger when unchecked.
▪ They can be unsightly if left unchecked, but must always be treated with care.
Douglas Harper's Etymology Dictionary
unchecked

late 15c., from un- (1) "not" + past participle of check (v.).

Wiktionary
unchecked

Etymology 1

  1. 1 unrestrained or not held back. 2 Not examined for accuracy, efficiency, etc. 3 (context computing of a check box English) Not checked (ticked or enabled). 4 (context crossword puzzles of a square English) Part of only one entry (i.e., across or down, but not both). Etymology 2

    v

  2. (en-past of: uncheck)

WordNet
unchecked

adj. not restrained or controlled; "unbridled rage"; "an unchecked temper"; "ungoverned rage" [syn: unbridled, uncurbed, ungoverned]

Usage examples of "unchecked".

Unchecked, Allmand finished up his report by pointing to two tire lines made in the gravel and asphalt.

Tears streamed unchecked down her face, attesting to her shame and distress.

Something, a large meteoroid or something, finally punched through at one point, and there the radiation escapes unchecked.

The Central Valley town of Parlier or Mendota could be the model for large parts of California if immigration remains unchecked.

A few rapid strides across it gained him the shadow of the sea-wall of the Presidio, unchecked and unhindered.

Allowed to range unchecked, argued the Sharman team, a virus demonstrating 100 percent lethality must eventually bring about the extinction of the host organism.

If all the bacteria I have spotted in the last half-hour or so were permitted to reproduce unchecked, Norman would be down with typhoid, two or three kinds of gangrene, some form of encephalitis, and half-a-dozen types of strep infection.

They are not a part of my mentality and when you put me on my honour or leave things to what you call my good faith unchecked, you cruelly and stupidly doom me to failure and that is true of all of us.

The sculpted dolphin exploded upon impact with a beam of invisible force, producing a geyser of unchecked water that sprayed wildly into the air, flooding the once-tranquil atrium.

It stood on a hill overlooking the village, some of its windows boarded, tiles missing from its roof, and ivy spreading unchecked over its face.

Aided by our spellweavers, his human ability to love, to know compassion, to understand, may temper the unchecked power of the Valheru.

Their magic will let their warriors pass through your forests unchecked by the power of your spellweavers, and here they will come.

The rhythm became a pounding pulse beat for Milamber, heightening his nearly unchecked fury.

Reaching the door she burst through it, dislodging its heavy wooden bulk from its hinges with her unchecked strength.

Rayven cried out in surprise, then laughed joyfully, her tears of relief and happiness spilling unchecked down her cheeks.