different between unhampered vs unfettered

English

Etymology

un- +? hampered

Adjective

unhampered (comparative more unhampered, superlative most unhampered)

1. Not hampered.
   • 1918, Edgar Rice Burroughs, The Land That Time Forgot Chapter VIII

     "The he won't depart," I replied, and approached still nearer. Rough and narrow ledges formed by nature gave access to the upper caves. A man might scale them if unhampered and unhindered, but to clamber upward in the face of a belligerent tribe of half-men and with a girl to assist was beyond my capability.

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Pronunciation

• (Received Pronunciation) IPA^(key): /?n?f?t?d/
• (US) IPA^(key): /??n?f?t?d/

Verb

unfettered

1. simple past tense and past participle of unfetter

Adjective

unfettered (comparative more unfettered, superlative most unfettered)

1. Not bound by chains or shackles.

   Synonyms: free, unchained

   Antonym: fettered
2. (by extension) Not restricted.

   Synonyms: unrestricted, unbridled

   Antonym: fettered

   • 1916, Thomas Clarke, Proclamation of the Irish Republic:

     We declare the right of the people of Ireland to the ownership of Ireland, and to the unfettered control of Irish destinies, to be sovereign and indefeasible.

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