UNCONTROLLABLE Synonyms: 64 Similar and Opposite Words

uncontrollable

adjective

ˌən-kən-ˈtrō-lə-bəl

Definition of uncontrollable

as in unmanageable

given to resisting control or discipline by others the uncontrollable child kept throwing tantrums in public and creating scenes

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Recent Examples of uncontrollable Security experts, however, say these events are likely to continue happening given the fundamentally uncontrollable nature of advanced AI systems. — Emily Forlini, Fortune, 7 Aug. 2026 As surveillance and interrogation deepen, the line between loyalty and obsession blurs, leading both men into a dangerous and uncontrollable connection. — Matt Grobar, Deadline, 3 Aug. 2026 To recontrol the uncontrollable, Lillian casts a hex on her ex-lover Henry, but this all-too-relatable impulse could have serious consequences. — The Week Us, TheWeek, 31 July 2026 That framing describes a period of compounding progress, not one instant when machines become uncontrollable. — Robert J. Szczerba, Forbes.com, 28 July 2026 See All Example Sentences for uncontrollable

Recent Examples of Synonyms for uncontrollable

Adjective

But security has to evolve with them to prevent unmanageable sprawl and workloads.

— Morey Haber, Forbes.com, 20 Aug. 2026
Undiagnosed learning disabilities, trauma or neglect can also make ordinary frustration feel unmanageable.

— Samantha Agate, Sacbee.com, 11 Aug. 2026

Definition of unmanageable

Adjective

But obviously the Senate has been a little ungovernable on this issue and a few others.

— ABC News, ABC News, 9 Aug. 2026
The question that could cut through all of this is whether UEFA follows through with its threat of a boycott and non-cooperation, both of which could make FIFA ungovernable for Infantino.

— Aleks Klosok, CNN Money, 8 Aug. 2026

Definition of ungovernable

Adjective

Partly, that’s due to the omnipresent dangers of an intractable conflict that has been ongoing since before he was born.

— Jessica Kiang, Variety, 23 Aug. 2026
These algorithms rely on geometric complexities that are equally intractable for both classical and quantum architectures.

— Adi Karisik, Forbes.com, 21 Aug. 2026

Definition of intractable

Adjective

Similarly, June Carter often played the unruly country girl who aimed her punchlines at male hosts and duet partners, including Johnny Cash.

— Stephanie Vander Wel, The Conversation, 28 Aug. 2026
Enormous and exasperatingly unruly, Erotic Vagrancy is intensely personal.

— Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 27 Aug. 2026

Definition of unruly

Adjective

Andrew Garfield is not just a rebellious peasant in his upcoming action period drama.

— Lily Ford, HollywoodReporter, 26 Aug. 2026
Green and Perry starred alongside one another on the hit Fox series, in which Green portrayed the aspiring musician David Silver while Perry starred as the rebellious Dylan McKay, for 10 years from 1990 to 2000.

— Colson Thayer, PEOPLE, 25 Aug. 2026

Definition of rebellious

Adjective

Is Joe Biden’s wayward son trying to land a lucrative podcast deal or taking one last stand to clear his name as his father battles cancer?

— Marlow Stern, Variety, 22 Aug. 2026
New images from a NASA satellite orbiting the moon reveal a fresh, 60-foot-wide crater formed by a wayward SpaceX rocket that slammed into the lunar surface earlier this month.

— Jackie Wattles, CNN Money, 18 Aug. 2026

Definition of wayward

Adjective

Brian is a gee-whiz irritant, with a reckless attachment to the family’s conveniently recalcitrant dog and a knack for making dangerous situations worse.

— Justin Chang, New Yorker, 17 Aug. 2026
Part of the problem is that, outside of their tenants’ pleas, landlords face neither any real pressure nor any legal requirement to install shutters and ceiling fans; even owners who want to do so are thwarted by recalcitrant co-op boards or finicky historic-preservation reviews.

— Henry Grabar, The Atlantic, 27 June 2026

Definition of recalcitrant

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