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Unhampered

adj.capable, hopefulformal

What it means

Able to proceed without an obstacle, burden, or restriction slowing progress.

Reach for it when Describing movement, work, or choice with practical barriers removed.

A portable ramp let the whole survey group move unhampered through the site.

Choose between these

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  • everyday

    free

    plain absence of restraint is the point

    not when too broad to name what affects progress

  • professional

    unhindered

    progress meets no blocking interference

    not when does not emphasize freedom from burdens

  • professional

    unobstructed

    physical passage remains clear

    not when not for legal or financial freedom

  • formal

    unencumbered

    no load or obligation weighs on action

    not when less apt for a blocked pathway

  • formal

    unimpeded

    a route or process has no obstruction

    not when stiffer than needed for personal ease

Said against

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  • hampered
  • hindered
  • encumbered

It naturally appears in

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  • proceed unhampered

    Repairs proceeded unhampered once the final permit arrived.

  • relatively unhampered

    The birds migrate relatively unhampered along the protected coast.

  • unhampered access

    A second doorway provides unhampered access during deliveries.

Where this comes from

The definition and the example on this page are written here. The dictionaries above ground which meaning is being described, not the wording.