noncontrollable
Cannot be governed
Noncontrollable describes something that cannot be controlled or regulated.
In accounting and management, noncontrollable costs are expenses a manager cannot influence—rent, corporate overhead, or allocated charges from higher levels: The budget separates controllable from noncontrollable expenses.
Outside business contexts, the word applies to any factor beyond someone's power to affect.
Difficult to control
- intractableImpossible to manage
- unmanageableImpossible to control
- untamableImpossible to domesticate
- recalcitrantStubbornly resistant to control
obstinate · stubborn · headstrong · willful · insubordinate · rebellious · wayward · ungovernable
Overwhelming water overflow
- avalancheRapid mountain snow collapse
- tsunamiSeismic sea surge
- delugeSevere overflow of water
- torrentViolent rushing flow
surge · inundation · onslaught · bombardment · engulf · overrun · swamp · submerge
Occurring without pattern
- chanceLikelihood of occurrence
- variableProne to fluctuation
- uncertainNot firmly known
- fluctuationIrregular change over time
erratic · capricious · volatile · stochastic · indeterminate · aleatory · incalculable · unforeseen
Involuntary stimulus response
- heartbeatRhythmic cardiac contraction
- breathingPulmonary gas exchange
- blinkingEyelid opening and closing
- sneezeExplosive nasal reflex
shiver · yawn · cough · digestion · sweating · salivation · homeostasis · metabolism
Chaotic flow patterns
- entropyQuantified chaos in systems
- disorderAbsence of organization
- pandemoniumState of utter confusion
- bedlamState of wild disorder
mayhem · anarchy · disarray · havoc · tumult · maelstrom · tempest · whirlwind
Operating without human control
- autopilotAutomated vehicle guidance system
- driverlessOperating without human control
- unmannedHaving no human aboard
- algorithmicFollowing programmed steps
self-regulating · robotics · AI · automation · preprogrammed · cybernetic
unruly
Difficult to control
- intractableImpossible to manage
- unmanageableImpossible to control
- untamableImpossible to domesticate
recalcitrant · obstinate · stubborn · headstrong · willful · insubordinate · rebellious · wayward · ungovernable · wild
flood
Overwhelming water overflow
torrent · surge · inundation · onslaught · bombardment · engulf · overrun · swamp · submerge · overpowering
random
Occurring without pattern
fluctuation · erratic · capricious · volatile · stochastic · indeterminate · aleatory · incalculable · unforeseen · unexpected
reflex
Involuntary stimulus response
- heartbeatRhythmic cardiac contraction
- breathingPulmonary gas exchange
- blinkingEyelid opening and closing
sneeze · shiver · yawn · cough · digestion · sweating · salivation · homeostasis · metabolism · tremor
turbulence
Chaotic flow patterns
- entropyQuantified chaos in systems
- disorderAbsence of organization
- pandemoniumState of utter confusion
bedlam · mayhem · anarchy · disarray · havoc · tumult · maelstrom · tempest · whirlwind · flux
self-driving
Operating without human control
- autopilotAutomated vehicle guidance system
- driverlessOperating without human control
- unmannedHaving no human aboard
algorithmic · self-regulating · robotics · AI · automation · preprogrammed · cybernetic
noncontrollablecontrollable
Able to be regulated
manageable · steerable · governable · obedient · directable
control, controller, controlled, controlling, uncontrollable, uncontrolled, controllable, controllers, noncontrolled