Antonyms for uncontrollable

Grammar : Adj

Spell : uhn-kuh n-troh-luh-buh l

Phonetic Transcription : ˌʌn kənˈtroʊ lə bəl

Definition of uncontrollable

Origin : 1570s, "irrefutable," from un- (1) "not" + controllable. From 1590s as "not subject to authority;" meaning "that cannot be restrained" is from 1640s. Related: Uncontrollably.

adj wild; carried away

Example sentences :

As if giving way to an uncontrollable impulse, he opened it a little.
Extract from : « The Secret Agent » by Joseph Conrad

Tom, in uncontrollable temper, raised his hand and struck him.
Extract from : « The Channings » by Mrs. Henry Wood

I was rather vexed at this uncontrollable outburst, and I continued my explanation.
Extract from : « My Double Life » by Sarah Bernhardt

Here, for the present, I stop in sheer and uncontrollable disgust.
Extract from : « Diary from November 12, 1862, to October 18, 1863 » by Adam Gurowski

Then, as if obeying an uncontrollable impulse, she came toward him.
Extract from : « Fair Harbor » by Joseph Crosby Lincoln

This was the final madness, and he leaped to his feet in an outburst of uncontrollable rage.
Extract from : « The Christian » by Hall Caine

Her features, once soft and matronly, flamed with uncontrollable passions.
Extract from : « The Strollers » by Frederic S. Isham

And then with an uncontrollable shudder, she asked, "And—and—him?"
Extract from : « The Vagrant Duke » by George Gibbs

And what on earth, I asked myself, have we been laughing at in this uncontrollable fashion.
Extract from : « 'Twixt Land & Sea » by Joseph Conrad

His character was too strong and his originality too uncontrollable.
Extract from : « Six Centuries of Painting » by Randall Davies

Synonyms for uncontrollable

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