Uninhibited
adj.joyful, energeticwarm
What it means
Comfortably expressive without excessive self-restraint or embarrassment.
Reach for it when Praising spontaneous speech, movement, laughter, or creativity.
The closing song prompted uninhibited dancing across the village square.
Choose between these
6- playful
a person's style resists convention
not when describes temperament more than a single act
- everyday
feelings are shared without guardedness
not when can still be controlled and reserved
- warm
expression arises naturally in the moment
not when does not show freedom from embarrassment
- professional
emotion or meaning is visibly communicated
not when does not imply a lack of inhibition
- literary
abandoned
joyful action gives itself fully to the moment
not when can suggest recklessness or loss of control
- literary
attention is not trapped by others' judgment
not when quieter than exuberant expression
Said against
3- inhibited
- self-conscious
- restrained
It naturally appears in
3- uninhibited joy
Uninhibited joy erupted when the rescue boat rounded the headland.
- uninhibited laughter
The puppet's crooked hat set off uninhibited laughter.
- uninhibited dancing
Uninhibited dancing continued long after the formal program ended.