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uncompromising
[ uhn-kom-pruh-mahy-zing ]
adjective
- not admitting of compromise or adjustment of differences; making no concessions; inaccessible to flexible bargaining; unyielding:
an uncompromising attitude.
- without reservation or exception; undeviating; absolute, as believing in or adhering to a principle, position, or the like:
an uncompromising abolitionist.
uncompromising
/ ʌnˈkɒmprəˌmaɪzɪŋ /
adjective
- not prepared to give ground or to compromise
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Derived Forms
- unˈcomproˌmisingly, adverb
- unˈcomproˌmisingness, noun
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Other Words From
- un·compro·mising·ly adverb
- un·compro·mising·ness noun
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Word History and Origins
Origin of uncompromising1
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Example Sentences
What’s different this time is an uncompromising focus on elections themselves.
Anjana Vasan carries the lighter side of the show, while Sarah Kameela Impey, playing the uncompromising frontwoman, ably shoulders its weightier story lines.
The author is uncompromising in her descriptions of the micro-aggressions Nella experiences at the office.
“Southwest anticipates minimal disruption to our operation, and we appreciate the understanding of our Customers and Employees as Safety is always the uncompromising priority at Southwest Airlines,” the airline said in a statement.
Bypass the formations most frequently seen on postcards and check out the Secret 7, a handful of lesser-known yet uncompromising trails that offer you all the views with fewer crowds.
Francis fired the uncompromising commander of his Swiss Guard.
Once, that uncompromising stand would have kept him in office no matter how corporatist or out of touch he became.
Rigg, of course, had her fair share of uncompromising critiques.
These bohemian joints were so uncompromising that they reminded Moss “you needed chutzpah to live in New York,” he says.
Both sides pack an impressive physical punch, and for much of the game the tackles and challenges were uncompromising.
Then he suddenly went in for politics and announced himself an uncompromising Liberal.
Thine is the spirit of universal liberty and love—of uncompromising hostility to every form of injustice and wrong.
I know his reputation for uncompromising candor, and love him for his bold, frank ways.
He defied all detractors in the most uncompromising way: they were liars and slanderers, and he only wished he knew their names.
Others urge the necessity of restraint and uncompromising obedience, on the part of children, to the commands of their parents.
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