If left unchecked, weeds will flourish.
...a world in which brutality and lawlessness are allowed to go unchecked...
This provision gives the president total and unchecked power.
English dictionary. 2008.
unchecked — index exempt, free (not restricted), independent, intemperate, live (existing), permanent, persi … Law dictionary
unchecked — late 15c., from UN (Cf. un ) (1) not + pp. of CHECK (Cf. check) (v.) … Etymology dictionary
unchecked — ► ADJECTIVE ▪ (of something undesirable) not controlled or restrained … English terms dictionary
unchecked — [spelling only] … English World dictionary
unchecked — un|checked [ˌʌnˈtʃekt] adj if something bad or harmful goes unchecked, it is not controlled or stopped and develops into something worse continue/grow/go unchecked ▪ We cannot allow such behaviour to continue unchecked. ▪ This habit, if left… … Dictionary of contemporary English
unchecked — adjective 1 an unchecked activity, illness etc develops and gets worse because it is not controlled or stopped: We cannot allow such behaviour to continue unchecked. 2 not tested for quality, safety etc: The goods should not have left the factory … Longman dictionary of contemporary English
unchecked — adj. to go, remain unchecked * * * [ˌʌn tʃekt] remain unchecked to go … Combinatory dictionary
unchecked — un|checked [ ʌn tʃekt ] adjective FORMAL not controlled or prevented from happening: Why was such abuse allowed to go unchecked? … Usage of the words and phrases in modern English
unchecked — UK [ʌnˈtʃekt] / US adjective formal not controlled, or not prevented from happening Why was such abuse allowed to go unchecked? … English dictionary
unchecked — /ʌnˈtʃɛkt/ (say un chekt) adjective 1. not checked, stopped or prevented: unchecked abuse. 2. not checked for correctness …
