What does ungovernable mean?

ungovernable means "incapable of being controlled".

How many syllables are in ungovernable?

ungovernable has 5 syllables: un-gov-er-na-ble. The stress falls on "gov". In IPA it is /ənˈɡʌvɚnəbəl/.

What is another word for ungovernable?

Close synonyms include indocile, uncontrollable, unruly. Each sense on this page lists its own synonyms, because a word with several meanings rarely has one substitute that works for all of them.

Is ungovernable a common word?

ungovernable is banded "Rare" — specialist or archaic — most readers will not have met it. The band comes from how often the word appears in a large corpus of everyday English, not from an editor's impression.

Ungovernable — meaning and pronunciation

adjective

1 senseA word that describes or qualifies a noun.

1.
incapable of being controlled
“the little boy's parents think he is spirited, but his teacher finds him unruly”
Synonymsindocile uncontrollable unruly
Similarunmanageable

Questions about ungovernable

What does ungovernable mean?: ungovernable means "incapable of being controlled".
How many syllables are in ungovernable?: ungovernable has 5 syllables: un-gov-er-na-ble. The stress falls on "gov". In IPA it is /ənˈɡʌvɚnəbəl/.

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