disinhibited
Lacking normal restraint
Disinhibited describes behavior that lacks normal social restraints—someone acting without the usual filters that govern conduct.
The term often appears in clinical contexts describing conditions that reduce impulse control: The brain injury left him disinhibited, saying whatever came to mind.
Alcohol and certain drugs produce disinhibited states.
The word can also describe deliberate loosening of restraint: The anonymity of the internet makes people disinhibited.
Carelessly ignoring danger
- impetuousActing on sudden urge
- unthinkingLacking conscious thought
- heedlessCareless of consequences
- incautiousCarelessly unguarded
rash · hasty · precipitate · foolhardy · unguarded · carefree · spontaneous · unpredictable
Not held back
- unbridledWithout any restraint
- uncheckedNot controlled or limited
- licentiousSexually unrestrained behavior
- wantonDeliberately cruel without reason
dissolute · intemperate · immoderate · uncontrolled · excessive · profligate · hedonistic · indulgent
Not passed through screen
- bluntDull or tactlessly direct
- candidHonest and direct
- outspokenFreely expressing opinions
- forthrightDirectly honest in manner
tactless · undiplomatic · unreserved · plain-spoken · direct · unvarnished · indiscreet · loose-lipped
Chronic cognitive impairment
- intoxicatedAffected by alcohol
- drunkImpaired by alcohol
- inebriatedIntoxicated by alcohol
- medicatedGiven drugs for treatment
hypomanic · manic · delirious · impaired · altered · sedated · drugged · disordered
reckless
Carelessly ignoring danger
- impetuousActing on sudden urge
- unthinkingLacking conscious thought
- heedlessCareless of consequences
incautious · rash · hasty · precipitate · foolhardy · unguarded · carefree · spontaneous · unpredictable · erratic
unrestrained
Not held back
- unbridledWithout any restraint
- uncheckedNot controlled or limited
- licentiousSexually unrestrained behavior
wanton · dissolute · intemperate · immoderate · uncontrolled · excessive · profligate · hedonistic · indulgent · abandoned
unfiltered
Not passed through screen
forthright · tactless · undiplomatic · unreserved · plain-spoken · direct · unvarnished · indiscreet · loose-lipped · oversharing
dementia
Chronic cognitive impairment
- intoxicatedAffected by alcohol
- drunkImpaired by alcohol
- inebriatedIntoxicated by alcohol
medicated · hypomanic · manic · delirious · impaired · altered · sedated · drugged · disordered · neurological
disinhibitedinhibited
Held back by self-consciousness
self-controlled · restrained · controlled · disciplined · constrained