ungovernable
adjective
un·gov·ern·able
ˌən-ˈgə-vər-nə-bəl 
: not capable of being governed, guided, or restrained
Examples of ungovernable in a Sentence
The people there seemed almost ungovernable.
a handful of ungovernable students are disrupting the learning environment for everyone else
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South Korea was becoming ungovernable; the system seemed unable to overcome intense partisan divisions and deliver any kind of policy.
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Robert E. Kelly, Foreign Affairs, 12 Feb. 2025
The result is a massively flawed information market and an increasingly ungovernable world.
—Yaakov Katz, Newsweek, 17 Jan. 2025
In California, the shift toward ungovernable fires in populated places has been under way for several years.
—Zoë Schlanger, The Atlantic, 10 Jan. 2025
The colonial government’s fear of ungovernable Black people still lingered, however.
—Sasha C. Wells / Made By History, TIME, 26 Dec. 2024
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Robert E. Kelly, Foreign Affairs, 12 Feb. 2025
The result is a massively flawed information market and an increasingly ungovernable world.
—Yaakov Katz, Newsweek, 17 Jan. 2025
In California, the shift toward ungovernable fires in populated places has been under way for several years.
—Zoë Schlanger, The Atlantic, 10 Jan. 2025
The colonial government’s fear of ungovernable Black people still lingered, however.
—Sasha C. Wells / Made By History, TIME, 26 Dec. 2024
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“Ungovernable.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/ungovernable. Accessed 13 Mar. 2025.
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ungovernable
adjective
un·gov·ern·able
ˌən-ˈgəv-ər-nə-bəl
: not capable of being governed, guided, or controlled
an ungovernable temper
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