uncontrollable
1. difficult to solve or alleviate (Freq. 1) - uncontrollable pain • Syn: unmanageable • Similar to: intractable 2. of persons - the little boy's parents think he is spirited, but his teacher finds him unruly • Syn: indocile, ungovernable, unruly • Similar to: unmanageable, difficult • Derivationally related forms: unruliness (for: unruly) 3. impossible to repress or control - an irrepressible chatterbox - uncontrollable laughter • Syn: irrepressible • Similar to: uncontrolled • Derivationally related forms: irrepressibility (for: irrepressible) 4. incapable of being controlled or managed - uncontrollable children - an uncorrectable habit • Syn: uncorrectable, unmanageable • Similar to: incorrigible • Derivationally related forms: unmanageableness (for: unmanageable)
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