uncompromising

[uhn-kom-pruh-mahy-zing]

adjective

1. not admitting of compromise or adjustment of differences; making no concessions; inaccessible to flexible bargaining; unyielding.

   an uncompromising attitude.

   Synonyms: obstinate, rigid

2. without reservation or exception; undeviating; absolute, as believing in or adhering to a principle, position, or the like.

   an uncompromising abolitionist.

   Synonyms: steadfast, firm

uncompromising

/ ʌnˈkɒmprəˌmaɪzɪŋ /

adjective

1. not prepared to give ground or to compromise

Other Word Forms

• uncompromisingly adverb
• uncompromisingness noun

Word History and Origins

Origin of uncompromising¹

First recorded in 1820–30; un- ¹ + compromise ( def. ) + -ing ² ( def. )

Example Sentences

But regardless of how many trophies she takes home, Liniker has already carved out a singular niche for herself in Latin music — as a uniquely uncompromising and generation-defining artist.

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Alongside the immediate suspension and restriction decisions related to the 12 officers and staff featured, we have taken wider immediate and uncompromising action to handle this case.

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Her uncompromising and unsettling tastes are on show again in the Wuthering Heights trailer.

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Militant activists who identify with Antifa have espoused an uncompromising philosophy of zero tolerance for fascists.

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For aesthetes, his direct and uncompromising brand of football is unwatchable.

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Related Words

• determined 
• hard-line 
• inflexible 
• intransigent 
• obstinate 
• relentless 
• resolute 
• rigid 
• single-minded 
• steadfast