unsteerable
Lacking directional control
Unsteerable describes something that cannot be steered or directed.
A boat without a rudder is unsteerable.
The word appears in discussions of vehicles, vessels, or systems that lack controls or have lost them: The damaged aircraft became unsteerable.
Figuratively, an unsteerable process or situation resists guidance or intervention.
Unable to bend
- unyieldingRefusing to give way
- unbendingRefusing to change position
- immovableIncapable of being shifted
- fixedRestored or immovable
unadaptable · intractable · unresponsive · locked · stuck · resistant · unalterable · hardwired
Cannot be anticipated
- chaoticTotally without arrangement
- erraticLacking regularity or consistency
- wildNot domesticated or controlled
- randomOccurring without pattern
haphazard · aimless · adrift · careening · veering · swerving · drifting · wayward
Firmly refusing to yield
- headstrongStubbornly self-willed
- stubbornRefusing to change course
- bullheadedStubbornly refusing to yield
- mulishStubbornly refusing to yield
willful · intransigent · recalcitrant · defiant · uncooperative · contrary · wayward · self-willed
Impossible to control
- uncontrollableImpossible to restrain
- ungovernableImpossible to control
- indomitableCannot be overcome
- irrepressibleUnable to be restrained
untamable · helpless · powerless · unstoppable · autonomous · independent · self-directed · haywire
rigid
Unable to bend
- unyieldingRefusing to give way
- unbendingRefusing to change position
- immovableIncapable of being shifted
fixed · unadaptable · intractable · unresponsive · locked · stuck · resistant · unalterable · hardwired · predetermined
unpredictable
Cannot be anticipated
- chaoticTotally without arrangement
- erraticLacking regularity or consistency
- wildNot domesticated or controlled
random · haphazard · aimless · adrift · careening · veering · swerving · drifting · wayward · meandering
obstinate
Firmly refusing to yield
- headstrongStubbornly self-willed
- stubbornRefusing to change course
- bullheadedStubbornly refusing to yield
mulish · willful · intransigent · recalcitrant · defiant · uncooperative · contrary · wayward · self-willed · ungovernable
unmanageable
Impossible to control
- uncontrollableImpossible to restrain
- ungovernableImpossible to control
- indomitableCannot be overcome
irrepressible · untamable · helpless · powerless · unstoppable · autonomous · independent · self-directed · haywire · brakeless
unsteerablesteerable
Able to change direction
maneuverable · controllable · directable · guidable · navigable