Unchecked

  • 1unchecked — index exempt, free (not restricted), independent, intemperate, live (existing), permanent, persi …

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  • 2unchecked — late 15c., from UN (Cf. un ) (1) not + pp. of CHECK (Cf. check) (v.) …

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  • 3unchecked — ► ADJECTIVE ▪ (of something undesirable) not controlled or restrained …

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  • 4unchecked — [spelling only] …

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  • 5unchecked — un|checked [ˌʌnˈtʃekt] adj if something bad or harmful goes unchecked, it is not controlled or stopped and develops into something worse continue/grow/go unchecked ▪ We cannot allow such behaviour to continue unchecked. ▪ This habit, if left… …

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  • 6unchecked — [[t]ʌ̱ntʃe̱kt[/t]] ADJ: ADJ after v, ADJ n, v link ADJ If something harmful or undesirable is left unchecked, nobody controls it or prevents it from growing or developing. If left unchecked, weeds will flourish. ...a world in which brutality and… …

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  • 7unchecked — adjective 1 an unchecked activity, illness etc develops and gets worse because it is not controlled or stopped: We cannot allow such behaviour to continue unchecked. 2 not tested for quality, safety etc: The goods should not have left the factory …

    Longman dictionary of contemporary English

  • 8unchecked — adj. to go, remain unchecked * * * [ˌʌn tʃekt] remain unchecked to go …

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  • 9unchecked — un|checked [ ʌn tʃekt ] adjective FORMAL not controlled or prevented from happening: Why was such abuse allowed to go unchecked? …

    Usage of the words and phrases in modern English

  • 10unchecked — UK [ʌnˈtʃekt] / US adjective formal not controlled, or not prevented from happening Why was such abuse allowed to go unchecked? …

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