unchecked
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Synonyms & Antonyms for unchecked
Synonyms
abandoned, intemperate, rampant, raw, runaway, unbounded, unbridled, uncontrolled, unhampered, unhindered, unrestrained
Antonyms
bridled, checked, constrained, controlled, curbed, governed, hampered, hindered, restrained, temperate
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The Special Report on Climate Change and Land warned that a food crisis looms, especially in tropical and sub-tropical regions, if carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions go unchecked. — Stephen Leahy, National Geographic, "World food crisis looms if carbon emissions go unchecked, UN says," 8 Aug. 2019 Those flaws created an environment that allowed Nassar to abuse dozens of gymnasts while volunteering for USA Gymnastics, and for his crimes to go unchecked for more than a year after the concerns were first presented to the USOPC. — Eddie Pells, The Denver Post, "Overhaul would give Congress power to fire U.S. Olympic and Paralympic Committee’s entire board," 30 July 2019 Those flaws created an environment that allowed Nassar to abuse dozens of gymnasts while volunteering for USA Gymnastics, and for his crimes to go unchecked for more than a year after the concerns were first presented to the USOPC. — Eddie Pells, courant.com, "Overhaul would give Congress power to fire USOPC board," 30 July 2019 His worst instincts have gone unchecked for years in OKC, and the holes in his game and the flaws in his approach have cost the Thunder at crucial times. — Andrew Sharp, SI.com, "Russell Westbrook on the Rockets Is the NBA Offseason's Strangest Move," 12 July 2019 Discord at home that goes unchecked could become a bigger problem than anticipated. — Tribune Content Agency, oregonlive.com, "Horoscope for June 27, 2019: Capriocorn, let someone else grab the reins; Libra, stay in the neutral zone," 27 June 2019 Weinstein was one of a plurality of dangerous guys who had been allowed to fester, unchecked and unstopped, for years. — Chris Jones, chicagotribune.com, "For ‘Bitter Wheat,’ David Mamet chose to write about Harvey Weinstein. It deserves the slams — but is different from what you’ve heard," 25 June 2019 And leaving the radical viewpoints of such groups unchecked, experts say, can have deadly consequences. — Eva Frederick, Science | AAAS, "‘Dark pools’ of hate flourish online. Here are four controversial ways to fight them," 22 Aug. 2019 Left unchecked, a rapidly burning Amazon could kick the global thermostat up a notch. — Eric Niiler, WIRED, "Humans, More Than Drought, Are Fueling the Amazon's Flames," 22 Aug. 2019These example sentences are selected automatically from various online news sources to reflect current usage of the word 'unchecked.' Views expressed in the examples do not represent the opinion of Merriam-Webster or its editors. Send us feedback.
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