as in uncontrollable
given to resisting control or discipline by others
an unmanageable dog who had to be returned to the pound
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Recent Examples of unmanageable
In fact, too much change at once becomes unmanageable noise.
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Kathleen Walch, Forbes.com, 23 May 2025
Freedom Debt Relief offers a five-step program to alleviate unmanageable debt without charging sign-up fees.
—Jason Phillips, USA Today, 17 May 2025
So why, in Schumer’s case, did semaglutide cause unmanageable side effects, while tirzepatide didn’t?
—Julia Ries, Health, 13 May 2025
What To Know The lawsuit alleges that Coca-Cola and PepsiCo promoted misleading messages about the recyclability of their plastic bottles while continuing to market and sell products that are creating an unmanageable waste situation on the islands.
—Sophie Clark, MSNBC Newsweek, 13 May 2025
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Kathleen Walch, Forbes.com, 23 May 2025
Freedom Debt Relief offers a five-step program to alleviate unmanageable debt without charging sign-up fees.
—Jason Phillips, USA Today, 17 May 2025
So why, in Schumer’s case, did semaglutide cause unmanageable side effects, while tirzepatide didn’t?
—Julia Ries, Health, 13 May 2025
What To Know The lawsuit alleges that Coca-Cola and PepsiCo promoted misleading messages about the recyclability of their plastic bottles while continuing to market and sell products that are creating an unmanageable waste situation on the islands.
—Sophie Clark, MSNBC Newsweek, 13 May 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for unmanageable
Adjective
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His uncontrollable emotions led to misbehavior at Liberty High School, and Charles was moved to the Department of Youth Services in a residential treatment program to correct his behavior.—
PJ Green,
Kansas City Star,
31 May 2025
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Rap is banned in Iran due to its critical content, its uncontrollable means of distribution, and its direct opposition to the regime’s official values, including the rejection of religious and ideological themes.—
Ali Farahmand,
IndieWire,
23 May 2025
Adjective
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Their relationship can be difficult as AM is stubborn and likes to have her way always.—
Carolyn Rosenblatt,
Forbes.com,
9 June 2025
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Rick McConnell said that this sounds like his mom, who is stubborn.—
Bella Waters,
Kansas City Star,
4 June 2025
Adjective
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The issue of a ceasefire is where the intractable differences are clearest.—
Clare Sebastian,
CNN Money,
16 May 2025
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Unemployment fueling instability While African political campaigns often make note of persistently high rates of youth unemployment, the policy priorities of governments across the continent have seemingly failed to fix this intractable problem.—
Richard Aidoo,
The Conversation,
10 Apr. 2025
Adjective
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Portugal Portugal is cracking down on unruly behavior, especially in coastal hotspots like Albufeira, where tourists can be fined a staggering €1,500 (about $1,695) for walking around town in swimwear—and even higher penalties for public nudity.—
Laura Begley Bloom,
Forbes.com,
31 May 2025
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Before the trim, the pup had an unruly white curly mane that covered her eyes.—
Lydia Patrick,
MSNBC Newsweek,
29 May 2025
Adjective
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Gleichschaltung brings the unconscious—the self’s most ungovernable part—into line, and in doing so empties the individual of creativity, vitality, and, most importantly, resistance.—
Zoe Roth
April 30,
Literary Hub,
30 Apr. 2025
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Additionally, both the SAF and RSF are moving away from land battles and instead seek to destabilize their rivals’ territory with air or drone strikes, making the country as a whole increasingly ungovernable.—
Mai Hassan,
Foreign Affairs,
30 Apr. 2025
Adjective
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But the fact that Schwartzman, in his first film, was given the difficult task of stealing laughs away from a comedy legend, and so often succeeds in doing so, gives him the slight edge.—
Shannon Carlin,
Time,
30 May 2025
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These connections are difficult to make from within, but consultants are trained to see across boundaries.—
Dr. Diane Hamilton,
Forbes.com,
30 May 2025
Adjective
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In response, these recalcitrant members of Congress simply refused to adopt must-pass federal reapportionment legislation.—
Made by History,
Time,
2 Apr. 2025
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Among Congressional Republicans, Paul has been more recalcitrant than most.—
Eric Cortellessa,
TIME,
18 Mar. 2025
Adjective
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Flynn stars in the series in the pivotal role of Dickie Greenleaf, a wayward vagabond who is murdered by a grifter, Tom Ripley (Andrew Scott), who assumes Dickie’s identity.—
Tim Lammers,
Forbes.com,
9 June 2025
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For a time, this combination of wayward emotional expression and cultural openness, this embrace of other forms of beauty, seemed to embody a new, modern ideal.—
Susan Tallman,
The Atlantic,
30 May 2025
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