Ungovernable
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adjective.
Incapable of being governed, restrained, or controlled.
The Century Dictionary and Cyclopedia
Incapable of being governed, ruled, or restrained; not to be regulated by laws or rules; refractory; unruly.
Licentious; wild; unbridled: as,
ungovernable
passions.
the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English
adjective.
Not governable; not capable of being governed, ruled, or restrained; licentious; wild; unbridled.
Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License
adjective.
Not
governable
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adjective.
of persons
Word Usage
"For a partisan such as Yglesias to say that America has become ungovernable is a rare opening of a window to his soul."
Equivalent
difficult
unmanageable
Same Context
Words that are found in similar contexts
causeless
frenzied
headstrong
ill-concealed
intractable
Synonym
Words with the same meaning
beyond control
breachy
contumacious
defiant
disobedient