UNCHECKED definition: not prevented from continuing or growing See examples of unchecked used in a sentence.

The meaning of UNCHECKED is not checked. How to use unchecked in a sentence.

UNCHECKED definition: 1. If something harmful is unchecked, it is continuing or increasing without or despite any limits…. Learn more.

Definition of unchecked adjective in Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary. Meaning, pronunciation, picture, example sentences, grammar, usage notes, synonyms and more.

1. not prevented from continuing or growing: unchecked population growth. 3. without being stopped or hindered: the virus could spread unchecked. 4. without being examined or inspected: our luggage …

If something harmful or undesirable is left unchecked, nobody controls it or prevents it from growing or developing. If left unchecked, weeds will flourish. ...a world in which brutality and lawlessness are …

The disease is often fatal if left unchecked. The rabbit population has grown/gone unchecked.

• These acts of aggression went unchecked because the powers that might have stopped them had problems of their own. • The corruption went unchecked because the system could not afford to …

If something isn't held back or restrained, it's unchecked, like the unchecked growth of the weeds in your neighbor's garden. Use unchecked to describe things that are increasing or growing, especially if …

If something bad continues unchecked, it is not stopped. (Definition of unchecked from the Cambridge Learner's Dictionary © Cambridge University Press)