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unrestricted

adj.
B2 Upper Intermediate US //ˌənɹiˈstɹɪktɪd// UK //ˌʌnɹɪstɹˈɪktɪd// un·re·strict·ed

adj. not limited by any rules or controls. You use this to describe something that is completely free and open.

adj. not limited or restricted by any rules, controls, or boundaries. Often used to describe access, movement, or the exercise of power.


SIMPLE

The children have unrestricted access to the playground.

CONTEXTUAL

After the new law passed, journalists were granted unrestricted access to the government archives for the first time.

COMPLEX

The treaty provides for the unrestricted movement of goods across the border, effectively creating a single market without the friction of customs duties or inspections.

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Origin

From un- + restricted.

Usage

Typically used attributively before a noun or predicatively after a linking verb like 'be' or 'remain'.

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