unpunished

adjective

Definition of unpunishednext
as in undisciplined

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Recent Examples of unpunished No selfish deed goes unpunished in this lakeside refuge. — Carlos Aguilar, Variety, 28 Dec. 2024 Unfortunately, no good deed goes unpunished, and the free Direct File program is in the crosshairs of GOP lawmakers who are pushing the new Trump administration to take action against it. — New York Daily News, Twin Cities, 30 Jan. 2025 Creating an outside militia that can interfere with law enforcement, seeking mass deportations, allowing assaults on police, letting crimes go unpunished and seeking retribution against your opponents. — Sun Sentinel Editorial Board, Sun Sentinel, 29 Jan. 2025 The international community has long condemned settler violence which has increased in recent years and gone mostly unpunished. — Mostafa Salem, CNN, 21 Jan. 2025 See All Example Sentences for unpunished
Recent Examples of Synonyms for unpunished
  1. undisciplined
  2. uncontrolled
  3. incorrigible
  4. obstinate
  5. stubborn
  6. intransigent
  7. difficult
  8. obdurate
Adjective
  • The power play came roaring out of the gates against an undisciplined opponent.
    — Chris Johnston, New York Times, 21 Apr. 2025
  • These people adhere to the idea that the common person is weak, undisciplined and unable to decide things for himself or herself.
    — Chicago Tribune, Chicago Tribune, 5 Apr. 2025
Definition of undisciplined
Adjective
  • Keep your fingers crossed as this uncontrolled experiment is getting bigger each passing day.
    — Lance Eliot, Forbes.com, 13 Apr. 2025
  • Sepsis is a condition that leads to uncontrolled inflammation in the body and sometimes organ failure.
    — Adrianna Rodriguez, USA Today, 2 Apr. 2025
Definition of uncontrolled
Adjective
  • Even from beyond the grave, that man proves to be incorrigible in his audacity.
    — Ayan Artan, Vulture, 9 Mar. 2025
  • Bridget’s old on-again, off-again boss/beau Daniel Cleaver (played by the gloriously incorrigible Hugh Grant) drifts in and out of the story.
    — Stephanie Zacharek, TIME, 14 Feb. 2025
Definition of incorrigible
Adjective
  • Glide your steam mop across obstinate stains or spills and eradicate the mess along with the bacteria.
    — BestReviews, Chicago Tribune, 20 Mar. 2025
  • Still, this is a strong, young group with one large elephant in the room - who will play third base, the infinitely superior defender and more agreeable team player Bregman or the better hitter and more obstinate Rafael Devers?
    — Tony Blengino, Forbes, 10 Mar. 2025
Definition of obstinate
Adjective
  • Traders do see the Fed cutting in June, but much can change between now and then, and a stubborn central bank could set off Trump again.
    — Jeff Cox, CNBC, 23 Apr. 2025
  • The most glaring of those misses came against Arsenal in October, with Bournemouth trying to break down a stubborn defence following William Saliba’s dismissal.
    — Anantaajith Raghuraman, New York Times, 23 Apr. 2025
Definition of stubborn
Adjective
  • To some, that may sound like Sweeney taking an intransigent approach to a pillar of the organization for a decade and a half.
    — Steve Conroy, Boston Herald, 11 Mar. 2025
  • But India is notoriously intransigent in world politics.
    — Manjari Chatterjee Miller, Foreign Affairs, 11 Dec. 2024
Definition of intransigent
Adjective
  • Third, operational command of Kamikaze planes is difficult because results cannot be evaluated with any accuracy.
    — CBS News, CBS News, 11 Apr. 2025
  • Instead, the major drama comes in the form of Ivy’s corruption by her acting coach, as Ivy gradually goes method and becomes as difficult to work with as Marilyn was (one of this musical’s many meta moments).
    — Christian Lewis, Variety, 11 Apr. 2025
Definition of difficult
Adjective
  • Whatever regime emerges could well be even more radical and obdurate.
    — Bloomberg Opinion, Twin Cities, 8 Feb. 2025
  • Nevertheless, Biden’s obdurate unwillingness to step aside for younger, more plausible Democratic candidates resulted in the reëmergence of his nemesis.
    — David Remnick, The New Yorker, 12 Jan. 2025
Definition of obdurate

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