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- DictionaryUn·checked/ˌənˈCHekt/
adjective
- 1. (especially of something undesirable) not controlled or restrained: "unchecked population growth"
If something isn't held back or restrained, it's unchecked, like the unchecked growth of the weeds in your neighbor's garden. Use unchecked to describe things that are increasing or growing, especially if they're unwanted.
If something harmful is unchecked, it is continuing or increasing without or despite any limits or attempts to prevent it: If current trends go/ continue unchecked, obesity will become the number one cause of death in this country. The war raged on, unchecked by the UN's efforts to stop it. Synonym. unbridled.
4 days ago · If something harmful or undesirable is left unchecked, nobody controls it or prevents it from growing or developing. If left unchecked, weeds will flourish. American English : unchecked / ʌntˈʃɛkt /
1 day ago · adjective. If something harmful or undesirable is left unchecked, nobody controls it or prevents it from growing or developing. If left unchecked, weeds will flourish. ...a world in which brutality and lawlessness are allowed to go unchecked. Synonyms: uncontrolled, out of control, rampant, out of hand More Synonyms of unchecked.
Definition of unchecked – Learner’s Dictionary. unchecked. adjective. uk. Your browser doesn't support HTML5 audio. / ʌnˈtʃekt / us. Your browser doesn't support HTML5 audio. If something bad continues unchecked, it is not stopped. Want to learn more? Improve your vocabulary with English Vocabulary in Use from Cambridge.
adjective. /ˌʌnˈtʃekt/ if something harmful is unchecked, it is not stopped from getting worse synonym uncontrolled. The fire was allowed to burn unchecked. The rise in violent crime must not go unchecked. The plant will soon choke ponds and waterways if left unchecked. Tears flowed unchecked down his cheeks. Questions about grammar and vocabulary?
adj. 1. not prevented from continuing or growing: unchecked population growth. 2. not examined or inspected. adv. 3. without being stopped or hindered: the virus could spread unchecked. 4. without being examined or inspected: our luggage passed unchecked through customs.
