Meaning & use
Unregulated
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Not controlled or governed by rules, laws, or regulations.
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Investors were wary of the unregulated cryptocurrency market.
The factory operated in an unregulated industrial zone with little oversight.
A note on using this word
Frequently used in economics, finance, and law to describe markets or industries lacking formal government oversight.
Words with a similar meaning
unrestricteduncontrolled
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Words with an opposite meaning
regulatedcontrolled
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