without restraint

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ad-lib adj.
freely adj.
ad libitum adv.
freely adv.

ADJECTIVE

ad-lib

Synonyms

STRONG

extemporize extemporized impromptu improvise improvised

WEAK

according to pleasure ad libitum as one thinks best as one wishes at will extemporaneous extempore made-up off-the-cuff spontaneous unprepared unrehearsed

Antonyms

WEAK

deliberate planned prepared rehearsed written

ADJECTIVE

freely

Synonyms

STRONGEST

candidly openly voluntarily willingly

WEAK

advisedly as you please at one's discretion at one's pleasure at will deliberately designedly fancy-free frankly intentionally of one's own accord of one's own free will plainly purposely spontaneously unchallenged unreservedly without hindrance without prompting without reserve without urging

Antonyms

WEAK

bound limited

ADVERB

ad libitum

Synonyms

WEAK

according to pleasure ad-lib as one thinks best as one wishes at will extemporaneous freely impromptu improvised impulsive made-up off-the-cuff offhand spontaneously unrehearsed

ADVERB

freely

Synonyms

STRONGEST

effortlessly liberally readily

WEAK

abundantly amply as one pleases bountifully cleanly copiously extravagantly facilely lavishly lightly like water loosely open-handedly unhindered unobstructedly unstintingly well with a free hand without encumbrance without hindrance without stint

Antonyms

WEAK

difficultly

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without restraint

Among several accusations, Eubank claimed Team Benn meddled in his weight cut, branding them "ruthless" and "without restraint".

From BBC ● Sep. 17, 2025

Unless someone has something on him that's so devastating that it will destroy him, he is completely without restraint.

From Salon ● Nov. 15, 2024

In return, Serbia has been a loyal ally to Beijing and has opened its doors without restraint to billions of dollars of Chinese investment, even as it formally seeks EU membership.

From Seattle Times ● May 6, 2024

Lean and sinewy, with snakelike flexibility, Paulekas contorted without restraint on the dance floor.

From Los Angeles Times ● Feb. 22, 2022

The overriding honesty and intimacy of the correspondence with Rush permitted this projection to express itself without restraint.

From "Founding Brothers: The Revolutionary Generation" by Joseph J. Ellis

without restraint

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