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unconstraint

[uhn-kuhn-streynt] / ˌʌn kənˈstreɪnt /
NOUN
ease
Synonyms
STRONGEST
aplomb composure dexterity efficiency familiarity flexibility fluency nonchalance poise quickness simplicity
STRONG
adroitness affability breeze cinch cleverness dispatch easygoingness effortlessness expertise expertness informality insouciance knack liberty naturalness pushover readiness setup skillfulness smoothness snap unaffectedness
WEAK
child's play duck soup relaxedness smooth sailing unreservedness
Antonyms
STRONGEST
inability
WEAK
excitableness inhibition restriction
NOUN
freedom
Synonyms
STRONG
abandon boldness brazenness candor directness disrespect ease facility familiarity forthrightness forwardness frankness impertinence informality ingenuousness laxity license openness presumption readiness spontaneity
WEAK
lack of reserve lack of restraint overfamiliarity
Antonyms
STRONG
difficulty humility
WEAK
limitation reserve restraint restriction suppression
NOUN
informality
Synonyms
STRONGEST
casualness familiarity nonchalance simplicity spontaneity
STRONG
affability aplomb breeze cinch cleverness composure dexterity dispatch easiness easygoingness efficiency effortlessness expertise expertness flexibility fluency insouciance knack liberty naturalness poise pushover quickness readiness setup skillfulness smoothness snap unaffectedness unceremoniousness unrestraint
WEAK
child's play duck soup relaxedness smooth sailing unreservedness
Antonyms
STRONG
inability
NOUN
liberty
Synonyms
STRONG
autarchy authorization autonomy birthright choice convenience decision deliverance delivery dispensation emancipation enfranchisement enlightenment exemption franchise immunity independence leave leisure liberation license opportunity permission prerogative privilege relaxation release rest right sanction self-determination self-government sovereignty suffrage
WEAK
carte blanche free speech power of choice
Antonyms
STRONG
denial dependence hold prohibition refusal responsibility veto work
WEAK
arrest imprisonment incarceration restraint
NOUN
license
Synonyms
STRONGEST
authorization certificate charter consent exemption grant immunity permit privilege right ticket warrant
STRONG
dispensation entitlement freedom go ahead independence latitude leave liberty okay self-determination
WEAK
carte blanche green light
Antonyms
STRONGEST
responsibility
STRONG
denial imprisonment incarceration limitation refusal restraint restriction subordination veto
WEAK
ban prohibition reason withholding

Example Sentences

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One minute you feel as if you may address her with perfect unconstraint, and the next you find yourself scared back to the most respectful distance.

From Fickle Fortune by Elisabeth Burstenbinder (AKA E. Werner)

I wished to appear at ease, but the more I tried to assume an air of unconstraint, the more awkward I felt.

From Stories by Foreign Authors: Russian by Gogol, Nikolai Vasilievich

Princess Elizabeth smiled, and with harmless unconstraint chatted yet a long time with the shrewd and versatile ambassador of the French king.

From The Daughter of an Empress by Greene, Nathaniel

At table Mr. Shanner gave no undue signs of modesty or self-distrust, but talked about "things within his experience" with the utmost unconstraint.

From An Engagement of Convenience A Novel by Zangwill, Louis

This course seemed to be demanded by the spirit to which he had dedicated himself,—the spirit of absolute unconstraint.

From Whitman A Study by Burroughs, John