Meaning & use

Unconstrained

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Not restricted, limited, or held back by rules, force, or circumstance.

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The children played in the yard, unconstrained by any particular rules.

The model assumes unconstrained access to capital, which is rarely realistic.

A note on using this word

In economics and mathematics, "unconstrained optimization" refers to solving a problem without any limiting conditions on the variables.

Words with a similar meaning

unrestrictedfree

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Words with an opposite meaning

constrainedrestricted

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