unencumbered

[ uhn-en-kuhm-berd ]

adjective

1. not impeded, slowed down, or retarded; free to move, advance, or go forward.
2. having few or no burdens or obligations.
3. not burdened or weighed down, as with bulky or heavy objects.

unencumbered

/ ˌʌnɪnˈkʌmbəd /

adjective

1. not burdened, impeded, or hampered

Other Words From

• unen·cumber·ing adjective

Word History and Origins

Origin of unencumbered¹

un- ¹ + encumbered

Example Sentences

At present, orbit serves every nation with satellites by allowing those satellites to observe the Earth below unencumbered.

From Popular-Science

They will also not consider location when hiring employees this year, “so that we can find talent and hire them unencumbered,” Eric said.

From Digiday

Thankfully, with this backpack from Fishpond, you don’t have to decide between being unencumbered and having everything you need on the river.

From Outside Online

Long-distance runners, hikers, cyclists, and other outdoor adventurers want to move around unencumbered, and that’s where a hydration backpack can come in.

From Popular-Science

The finding suggests that inside a neutron star, quarks are not confined within neutrons, but they still interact with one another strongly, rather than being free to roam about unencumbered, Reddy said.

From Science News

Hansen, the driver, was my guide (although I wandered off unencumbered at times).

From The Daily Beast

And he has been able to portray himself as unencumbered by some of the interest groups linked to the other candidates.

From The Daily Beast

Meanwhile most of the world will merrily move on, largely unencumbered by such all-encompassing prejudices and paranoia.

From The Daily Beast

Instead I felt envious of this earlier version of myself, unencumbered by the burden of abstinence.

From The Daily Beast

Perhaps we are all just playing out our genetic destiny, like programmed robots, free of free will, unencumbered by choice.

From The Daily Beast

Suddenly, however, he became aware of a small black spot far ahead in the very middle of the unencumbered track.

From Project Gutenberg

The mines secured are freehold property, and with one exception are unencumbered by tribute or native partners.

From Project Gutenberg

Let the grand idea suffice, unencumbered by the multitude of details.

From Project Gutenberg

The steepness was such that to climb it unencumbered was a breathless business; the linen made her task a cruelty to her.

From Project Gutenberg

Immediately Forbes determined upon a hurried advance with a picked body of twenty-five hundred men, unencumbered.

From Project Gutenberg