Free from imposed restraints that limit movement, thought, or development.
Reach for it when Praising liberty, imagination, inquiry, or nature that has wide scope.
The grant protected two years of untrammeled inquiry into low-cost cooling.
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everyday
Fits when plain absence of restraint is enough
Not when too broad to convey expansive scope
professional
Fits when work proceeds without outside direction
Not when can remain independent within tight constraints
professional
Fits when no formal rule limits access or action
Not when practical barriers may still exist
formal
Fits when binding restrictions have been removed
Not when more common and less evocative of open range
literary
Fits when possibility appears without limit
Not when usually hyperbolic rather than literally true
literary
Fits when movement or imagination exceeds enclosing boundaries
Not when less about legal or institutional restraint
untrammeled freedom
Untrammeled freedom came with a duty to protect the shared land.
untrammeled imagination
The costume box sparked an afternoon of untrammeled imagination.
untrammeled by convention
Untrammeled by convention, the ensemble placed musicians among the audience.
Definitions and examples are written for this site. How words are chosen Recording: Paul2520, American accent, from Wikimedia Commons, CC0 Updated
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