uncontrollable
adjective
un·con·trol·la·ble
ˌən-kən-ˈtrō-lə-bəl 
1
: incapable of being controlled : ungovernable
a rush of uncontrollable emotions
2
archaic
: free from control by a superior power : absolute
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Examples of uncontrollable in a Sentence
the uncontrollable child kept throwing tantrums in public and creating scenes
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Think violent crashes, uncontrollable sobbing and inter-team mudslinging.
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Alicia Victoria Lozano, NBC News, 28 June 2024
It is preceded or accompanied by a strong and uncontrollable urge to pee (urinary urgency).
—James Myhre & Dennis Sifris, Md, Verywell Health, 8 July 2024
The second, a Russian surveillance spacecraft, was defunct, and thus uncontrollable.
—Marina Koren, The Atlantic, 14 June 2024
The love of power is insatiable and uncontrollable.
—Letters To The Editor, Hartford Courant, 19 May 2024
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Alicia Victoria Lozano, NBC News, 28 June 2024
It is preceded or accompanied by a strong and uncontrollable urge to pee (urinary urgency).
—James Myhre & Dennis Sifris, Md, Verywell Health, 8 July 2024
The second, a Russian surveillance spacecraft, was defunct, and thus uncontrollable.
—Marina Koren, The Atlantic, 14 June 2024
The love of power is insatiable and uncontrollable.
—Letters To The Editor, Hartford Courant, 19 May 2024
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uncontrollable
adjective
un·con·trol·la·ble
ˌən-kən-ˈtrō-lə-bəl
: incapable of being controlled : ungovernable
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