uncaged

[ uhn-keyjd ]

adjective

1. not confined in a cage.
2. free or set free from confinement or restraint:

   the uncaged spirit of a freethinker.

uncaged

/ ʌnˈkeɪdʒd /

adjective

1. at liberty

Word History and Origins

Origin of uncaged¹

1725–35; un- ¹ + cage + -ed ² uncaged fordef 1; uncage + -ed ² uncaged fordef 2

Example Sentences

Will it be the uncaged Trump of his mass rallies, promising to deport millions of undocumented immigrants in a process he promises will be “bloody,” and charging that Harris and the Democrats are “communists and fascists”? Or will he temper his message to try to win back some of the independent and moderate voters who have drifted away from him since 2016?

From Los Angeles Times

Soon after, he landed a role in low-budget filmmaker Roger Corman’s 1991 movie “Uncaged.”

From Seattle Times

For Denise Herz, a criminology professor at Cal State Los Angeles, the healing-centered approach of Words Uncaged allows inmates “to create a new narrative of who they are and how they want to give back,” she said.

From New York Times

But hundreds more programs, like those of Words Uncaged, are run by volunteers and funded by private donations.

From New York Times

Words Uncaged spreads the writing and art generated in its classes through publications and exhibits.

From New York Times

Related Words

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