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Definition: Unregulated |
UnregulatedAdjective1. Not regulated; not subject to rule or discipline; "unregulated off-shore fishing". 2. Without regulation or discipline; "an unregulated environment". Source: WordNet 1.7.1 Copyright © 2001 by Princeton University. All rights reserved. |
Date "unregulated" was first used in popular English literature: sometime before 1791. (references) |
| Antonym: regulated (adj). (additional references) |
| Context | Synonyms within Context (source: adapted from Roget's Thesaurus). |
Illegality | Lawless, unregulated |
| Source: adapted from Roget's Thesaurus. | |
Crosswords: Unregulated |
| Specialty definitions using "unregulated": Cell Line, Transformed ♦ Exempt Wholesale Generator ♦ Immunoglobulins, Thyroid-Stimulating, IP Telephony ♦ Mutagenesis, Insertional ♦ nomadic cropping ♦ roving agriculture ♦ shifting agriculture, shifting cultivation. (references) |
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Books | |
Source: compiled by the editor from various references; see credits. | |
| Subject | Topic | Quote |
Business | As of the date of this report, the Saudi insurance market is open and unregulated. (references) | |
Because they are largely unregulated, their emissions generally contain higher levels of pollutants than the SOEs in the cities. (references) | ||
Because of the unregulated business climate in Saudi Arabia, a number of insurance companies drastically undercut their rates, which forced them out of business as they were unable to reimburse, in time, the local health care facilities for services rendered. (references) | ||
Children | Albania | Widespread poverty, unregulated working conditions, and poor medical care pose significant problems for many persons with disabilities. (references) |
Morocco | Adoptive servitude is accepted socially, is unregulated by the Government, and has only in recent years begun to attract public criticism. (references) | |
Civil Liberties | Thailand | Activity on the Internet remains unregulated. (references) |
Economic History | Azerbaijan | Azerbaijan is primarily a trading country, with the retail business largely unregulated and of the "street" variety. (references) |
Guyana | These products are most often sold through Guyana's extensive network of virtually unregulated small shops and street kiosks. (references) | |
Azerbaijan | The first two segments primarily focus on the unregulated yarmarki (street trade fairs) for cheap Turkish, Iranian, and Russian goods. (references) | |
Political Economy | EL SALVADOR | Prices are unregulated, with the exception of bus fares and utilities. (references) |
INDIA | The proliferation of unregulated cable television operators has led to pervasive cable piracy. (references) | |
Sudan | In addition severe poverty has produced widespread child labor in the informal, unregulated economy. (references) | |
Worker Rights | Tanzania | Between 1,500 and 3,000 children work in unregulated gemstone mines. (references) |
Tanzania | In the informal sector, children assist their parents in unregulated piecework manufacturing. (references) | |
Malta | Traffickers also may be prosecuted under the Immigration Act for unlawful entry or unregulated status. (references) | |
Source: compiled by the editor from ICON Group International, Inc.; see credits. | ||
| Speaker | Phrase(s) |
Rush Limbaugh | Noble said it was inevitable that once national political parties were banned from receiving unregulated soft money, the cash would simply be funneled through special interests. |
Source: compiled by the editor from various references; see credits. | |
| "Unregulated" is generally used as an adjective (general or positive) -- approximately 100.00% of the time. "Unregulated" is used about 91 times out of a sample of 100 million words spoken or written in English. Its rank is based on over 700,000 words used in the English language. Some parts-of-speech are not covered due to the samples used by the British National Corpus. (note: percents less than one-hundredth of one percent have been omitted) |
| Parts of Speech | Percent | Usage per 100 Million Words | Rank in English |
| Adjective (general or positive) | 100% | 91 | 34,491 |
Source: compiled by the editor from several corpora; see credits.
Expression using "unregulated": unregulated felling. Additional references. | |
| Source: compiled by the editor from various references; see credits. |
| The following statistics estimate the number of searches per day across the major English-language search engines as identified by various trade publications. Hyperlinks lead to commercial use of the expression at Amazon.com. |
| Expression | Frequency per Day |
unregulated | 7 |
unregulated power supply | 3 |
| Source: compiled by the editor from various references; see credits. | |
| Language | Translations for "unregulated"; alternative meanings/domain in parentheses. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Albanian | jo i rregullt (uneven). (various references) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Bulgarian | нерегулиран (unadjusted). (various references) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Chinese | 条理. (various references) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Czech | nepřizpùsobený (unaccommodating). (various references) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Danish | ureguleret indgangsspænding (unregulated input voltage), ekstraordinaer hugst (unclassed felling, unregulated felling). (various references) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Dutch | ongereguleerd. (various references) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Finnish | järjestämätön (not arranged). (various references) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
French | tension d'entrée non régulée (unregulated input voltage), exploitation intempestive (unregulated felling), exploitation forcée (unregulated felling), coupe non réglée (unclassed felling, unregulated felling), coupe hors règlement (unclassed felling, unregulated felling), chablis (unregulated felling), accès multiple non coordonné (unregulated multiple access). (various references) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
German | ungeregelt (disordered, disorderly, irregular, unadjusted, unorganized). (various references) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Greek | ανεξέλγκτος. (various references) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Hungarian | szabályozatlan (inordinate). (various references) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Italian | non regolato (disorderly). (various references) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Japanese Kanji | 野"図 , 無規律 (lawless). (various references) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Japanese Katakana | のほうず, むきりつ (lawless). (various references) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Korean | 규 되지 않". (various references) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Pig Latin | egulatedunray não regulado. (various references) нерегулируемый (unadjusted). (various references) neuređen (disorganized), nesređen (disorderly, incoordinate, unsettled), neregulisan. (various references) tensión de entrada no regulada (unregulated input voltage), corta irregular (unclassed felling, unregulated felling), corta arbitraria (unclassed felling, unregulated felling), aprovechamiento imprevisto (unregulated felling), aprovechamiento accidental (unregulated felling), acceso múltiple no regulado (unregulated multiple access). (various references) oreglerad multipelaccess (unregulated multiple access). (various references) không được điều chỉnh không được sắp đặt. (various references) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Misspellings | |
"Unregulated" is suggested in spellcheckers for the following: irregulated, unvegetated, upregulated. (additional references) | |
| Source: compiled by the editor, based on several corpora (additional references). | |
| # of Phoneme Matches | Pronunciation | Word(s) rhyming with "unregulated" (pronounced unre"gyulā'tud) |
| 11 | -n r e" g y u l ā' t u d | nonregulated. |
| 10 | -r e" g y u l ā' t u d | overregulated, regulated. |
| 7 | -y u l ā' t u d | accumulated, articulated, calculated, circulated, emulated, formulated, inoculated, manipulated, miscalculated, populated, recalculated, reformulated, simulated, speculated, stimulated, stipulated, tabulated. |
| 6 | -u l ā' t u d | annihilated, assimilated, capitulated, congratulated, correlated, crenelated, encapsulated, escalated, extrapolated, flagellated, insulated, interpolated, isolated, mutilated, titillated, ventilated. |
| 5 | -l ā' t u d | angulated, contemplated, emasculated, legislated. |
| 4 | -ā' t u d | abbreviated, abdicated, abrogated, accelerated, accentuated, acclimated, accommodated, activated, adjudicated, adulterated, advocated, affiliated, aggravated, aggregated, agitated, alienated, alleviated, allocated, alternated, amalgamated, ameliorated, amputated, animated, anticipated, antiquated, appreciated, appropriated, approximated, arbitrated, aspirated, assassinated, associated, attenuated, authenticated, automated, backdated, bifurcated, caffeinated, calibrated, captivated, carbonated, castigated, castrated, celebrated, chlorinated, collaborated, commemorated, communicated, compensated, complicated, concentrated, confiscated, congregated, consecrated, consolidated, constipated, consummated, contaminated, cooperated, corroborated, corrugated, culminated, cultivated, deactivated, debilitated, decaffeinated, decapitated, decelerated, decimated, decontaminated, decorated, degenerated, delegated, deliberated, delineated, demonstrated, denigrated, denominated, depreciated, desegregated, designated, deteriorated, detonated, devaluated, devastated, deviated, dictated, differentiated, dilapidated, discriminated, disintegrated, disseminated, dissipated, domesticated, dominated, donated, duplicated, educated, elevated, eliminated, elucidated, emaciated, emanated, emancipated, emigrated, enumerated, enunciated, eradicated, estimated, evacuated, evaluated, evaporated, eviscerated, exacerbated, exaggerated, exasperated, excavated, excommunicated, excoriated, exhilarated, exonerated, expropriated, exterminated, extricated, fabricated, facilitated, fascinated, federated, fixated, fluctuated, frustrated, generated, germinated, glaciated, graduated, gravitated, gyrated, halogenated, hesitated, humiliated, hydrated, hydrogenated, hyphenated, illuminated, illustrated, imitated, immigrated, impersonated, implicated, impregnated, inactivated, inaugurated, incapacitated, incarcerated, incinerated, incorporated, inculcated, indicated, indoctrinated, infatuated, infiltrated, infuriated, initiated, innovated, instigated, integrated, interrogated, intimated, intimidated, intoxicated, inundated, invalidated, investigated, invigorated, irradiated, irrigated, irritated, laminated, levitated, liberated, liquidated, litigated, located, lubricated, mandated, marinated, masturbated, mediated, medicated, migrated, misallocated, misappropriated, mitigated, moderated, motivated, mutated, narrated, nauseated, navigated, necessitated, negotiated, nominated, obligated, obliterated, officiated, operated, opinionated, orchestrated, orientated, originated, outdated, overestimated, overstated, oxygenated, participated, penetrated, perforated, permeated, perpetrated, perpetuated, pollinated, pontificated, precipitated, predicated, predominated, prefabricated, premeditated, prognosticated, proliferated, promulgated, propagated, punctuated, radiated, reactivated, reallocated, rebated, reciprocated, recreated, redecorated, reevaluated, refrigerated, regenerated, rehabilitated, reincarnated, reintegrated, reinvigorated, reiterated, rejuvenated, relegated, renegotiated, renominated, renovated, repatriated, replicated, repudiated, resonated, resuscitated, retaliated, reverberated, rotated, ruminated, salivated, saturated, segregated, separated, serrated, situated, sophisticated, stagnated, stalemated, subjugated, subordinated, substantiated, suffocated, syncopated, syndicated, terminated, tolerated, truncated, unadulterated, unaffiliated, unallocated, unanticipated, unappreciated, uncompensated, uncomplicated, unconsolidated, uncontaminated, underestimated, understated, undifferentiated, uneducated, unincorporated, uninitiated, unmitigated, unsaturated, unsophisticated, unsubstantiated, venerated. |
| 3 | -t u d | abated, abducted, abetted, aborted, abstracted, abutted, accented, accepted, accosted, accounted, accredited, acquainted, acquitted, acted, adapted, addicted, adjusted, admitted, adopted, affected, afflicted, affronted, airlifted, alerted, allotted, amounted, annotated, anted, appointed, arrested, assaulted, asserted, assisted, assorted, attempted, attested, attracted, attributed, audited, augmented, averted, awaited, baited, bankrupted, bated, batted, belated, belted, benefited, benefitted, benighted, berated, bested, bigoted, blacklisted, blanketed, blasted, blighted, bloated, blunted, blurted, boasted, boated, bolted, boosted, booted, boycotted, breasted, budgeted, busted, carbureted, carotid, carpeted, carted, catapulted, cemented, chanted, charted, chatted, cheated, chested, circuited, circumvented, cited, closeted, clotted, coasted, coated, coexisted, collected, comforted, commented, committed, commuted, compacted, competed, complemented, completed, complimented, computed, conceited, concerted, concocted, conducted, conflicted, confronted, congested, conjugated, connected, conscripted, consented, consisted, constituted, constricted, constructed, consulted, contacted, contented, contested, contorted, contracted, contradicted, contrasted, contributed, converted, convicted, convoluted, coordinated, copyrighted, corrected, corrupted, costed, counted, counteracted, counterfeited, courted, coveted, crafted, created, credited, cremated, crested, crusted, darted, dated, daunted, debated, dedicated, deducted, defaulted, defeated, defected, deflated, deflected, dehydrated, dejected, deleted, delighted, delisted, demented, demoted, denoted, dented, departed, depicted, depleted, deported, deposited, deregulated, desecrated, deserted, destructed, detected, detested, detracted, devoted, digested, dilated, diluted, directed, disaffected, disappointed, disassociated, disconnected, discontented, discounted, discredited, disenchanted, disgusted, disinterested, disinvited, disjointed, dislocated, disoriented, dispirited, disputed, disrespected, disrupted, dissected, dissented, distorted, distracted, distributed, distrusted, diverted, divested, documented, dotted, doubted, drafted, drifted, dusted, edited, effected, ejected, elaborated, elated, elected, electrocuted, elicited, elongated, emitted, enacted, enchanted, encrusted, encrypted, enlisted, entrusted, equated, erected, erupted, escorted, evicted, exacted, exalted, excepted, excerpted, excited, executed, exempted, exerted, exhausted, exhibited, exhorted, existed, exited, expected, expedited, experimented, exploited, exported, extorted, extracted, extradited, extroverted, exulted, faceted, fainted, fainthearted, farsighted, fasted, fated, faulted, feasted, fermented, ferreted, feted, fetid, filleted, fingerprinted, fisted, fitted, flabbergasted, flaunted, flirted, floated, flouted, foisted, fomented, footed, footnoted, forecasted, forested, forfeited, fragmented, frequented, fretted, fronted, frosted, gated, gifted, gloated, glutted, grafted, granted, grated, greeted, grunted, guested, gusted, gutted, halfhearted, hallucinated, halted, handcrafted, harvested, hated, hearted, heated, helmeted, highlighted, hinted, hoisted, hooted, hosted, hunted, ignited, impacted, imparted, implanted, implemented, imported, imprinted, imputed, incited, indebted, indicted, indited, inducted, infected, infested, inflated, inflected, inflicted, ingested, inhabited, inherited, inhibited, injected, inserted, insinuated, insisted, inspected, instituted, instructed, insulted, interacted, intercepted, interconnected, interdicted, interested, interjected, interpreted, interrelated, interrupted, intersected, introverted, invented, inverted, invested, invited, jacketed, jetted, jilted, jointed, jolted, jotted, knighted, knitted, knotted, lambasted, lamented, lasted, lifted, lighted, lighthearted, limited, listed, looted, lusted, maladjusted, malted, maltreated, manifested, marketed, masted, mated, melted, merited, meted, minted, misdirected, misinterpreted, misquoted, misreported, misrepresented, misstated, mistreated, mistrusted, modulated, molested, mounted, multifaceted, muted, nearsighted, negated, neglected, nested, netted, noted, objected, obstructed, omitted, opted, orbited, oriented, ornamented, ousted, outed, outfitted, outlasted, outvoted, overacted, overexcited, overheated, overpopulated, overrated, overreacted, overrepresented, overweighted, painted, panted, parachuted, parted, pasted, patented, patted, pelleted, pelted, perfected, permitted, persecuted, persisted, perverted, petted, picketed, piloted, pinpointed, pirated, pitted, pivoted, planted, plated, plotted, plummeted, pocketed, pointed, polluted, ported, posited, posted, potted, pouted, predated, predicted, preempted, preexisted, presented, prevented, printed, profited, prohibited, projected, promoted, prompted, prorated, prosecuted, protected, protested, protracted, purported, putted, quieted, quilted, quoted, rafted, ranted, ratcheted, rated, reacted, readjusted, readmitted, reappointed, rearrested, reasserted, rebutted, recanted, recited, recollected, reconnected, reconstituted, reconstructed, recounted, recruited, redacted, redirected, redistributed, redrafted, reelected, reenacted, refitted, reflected, refuted, regimented, regretted, reignited, reinstated, reinstituted, reinterpreted, reinvented, reinvested, reinvited, rejected, related, relented, relocated, remarketed, remitted, rented, repainted, repeated, repented, replanted, reported, represented, reprinted, reputed, requested, rerouted, resented, resisted, resorted, respected, restarted, restated, rested, restricted, resubmitted, resulted, resurrected, retested, retorted, retracted, retreated, retrofitted, reunited, reverted, revisited, revolted, righted, rioted, riveted, roasted, rocketed, roosted, rooted, rotted, rusted, rutted, sainted, salted, saluted, sandblasted, sated, scapegoated, scented, scouted, scripted, sculpted, seated, secreted, sedated, segmented, selected, shafted, shifted, shorted, shortsighted, shouted, shunted, sifted, sighted, silhouetted, sited, skated, skirted, skyrocketed, slanted, slated, slighted, slotted, snorted, solicited, sorted, spirited, sported, spotlighted, spotted, spouted, sprinted, sprouted, spurted, squirted, started, stated, stilted, stunted, subcontracted, subjected, submitted, substituted, subtracted, subverted, suggested, suited, superheated, supplanted, supplemented, supported, surmounted, suspected, swatted, sweated, tainted, talented, targeted, tasted, taunted, tempted, tested, throated, thwarted, ticketed, tightfisted, tilted, tinted, toasted, tormented, toted, touted, transacted, transected, translated, transmitted, transplanted, transported, treated, trotted, trumpeted, trusted, tufted, twisted, unabated, unaccounted, unaccredited, unadjusted, unaffected, unassisted, unaudited, unbolted, uncharted, uncoated, uncollected, uncommitted, uncompleted, unconnected, uncontested, uncontradicted, unconverted, uncoordinated, uncorrected, uncorroborated, uncounted, undated, undaunted, undefeated, undercounted, underrated, underreported, underrepresented, undetected, undiluted, undisputed, undistributed, undocumented, undoubted, unedited, unelected, unexpected, unexploited, unindicted, uninfected, uninhabited, uninhibited, uninterested, uninterrupted, uninvited, United, unlimited, unlisted, unmolested, unobstructed, unpainted, unprecedented, unprotected, unrated, unreconstructed, unrelated, unreported, unrepresented, unrequited, unrestricted, unscripted, unseated, unsolicited, unstated, unsuited, unsupported, unsuspected, untainted, untested, untreated, unwanted, unwarranted, updated, uplifted, uprooted, vacated, vaccinated, vacillated, validated, vatted, vaulted, vaunted, vented, vested, vetted, vindicated, violated, visited, voted, wafted, waited, wanted, warranted, wasted, weighted, whetted, whited, wholehearted, wilted, witted, worsted, wrested. |
Source: compiled by the editor (additional references); see credits. | ||
Scrabble® Enable2K-Verified Anagrams | |
| Words within the letters "a-d-e-e-g-l-n-r-t-u-u" | |
-2 letters: regulated, unaltered, unrelated. | |
-3 letters: antlered, denature, dentural, dungaree, enlarged, gruntled, neurulae, regental, regulate, unargued, underage, underate, undereat, underlet, undulate, ungulate. | |
-4 letters: alerted, altered, angeled, angered, augured, dangler, daunter, denture, derange, dragnet, elegant, enlarge, enraged, enteral, eternal, euglena, gaunter, gelated, general, gentled, gentler, gleaned, gleaner, gnarled, grandee, granted, grantee, granule, greaten, grenade, grueled, grunted. | |
| Words containing the letters "a-d-e-e-g-l-n-r-t-u-u" | |
+5 letters: ultracentrifuged. | |
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Hexadecimal (or equivalents, 770AD-1900s) (references)55 6E 72 65 67 75 6C 61 74 65 64 |
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Morse Code (1836) (references)..- -. .-. . --. ..- .-.. .- - . -.. |
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Binary Code (1918-1938, probably earlier) (references)01010101 01101110 01110010 01100101 01100111 01110101 01101100 01100001 01110100 01100101 01100100 |
HTML Code (1990) (references)U n r e g u l a t e d |
ISO 10646 (1991-1993) (references)0055 006E 0072 0065 0067 0075 006C 0061 0074 0065 0064 |
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Encryption (beginner's substitution cypher): (references)5580847173877867867170 |
| 1. Definition 2. Synonyms 3. Crosswords 4. Usage: Commercial | 5. Quotations: Non-fiction 6. Quotations: Spoken 7. Usage Frequency 8. Expressions | 9. Expressions: Internet 10. Translations: Modern 11. Derivations 12. Rhymes | 13. Anagrams 14. Orthography 15. Bibliography |
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