meterless

Lacking any meter

Meterless describes something without a meter—either the measuring device or the poetic rhythm.

A meterless taxi operates without tracking fare by distance.

Meterless verse lacks regular rhythmic pattern, synonymous with free verse: Walt Whitman's meterless lines broke from traditional forms.

In British spelling: metreless.

boundless

limitless

Without any boundaries

unbounded · unlimited · immeasurable · infinite · unconfined · unrestrained · unfettered · untethered · unrestricted · open

unmetered

parking

Leaving a vehicle temporarily

untimed · unrestricted · toll-free · uncharged · uncapped

unmeasured

imprecise

Lacking exactness or accuracy

unquantified · indeterminate · unspecified · guesstimate · ballpark · qualitative · intuitive · subjective · nonmetric · ungraded

Opposites
metrical structure

meterlessmetered

Measured by instrument

metrical · iambic · measured · rhythmic · dactylic

Family

meter, kilometer, thermometer, barometer, metered, centimeter, metric, odometer, millimeter

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Used worldwide · Timeless · Everyday, not technical · Rated G