all-or-nothing

[awl-er-nuhth-ing]

adjective

1. not allowing for qualification or compromise; either fully or not at all operative.

   an all-or-nothing approach.

Word History and Origins

Origin of all-or-nothing¹

First recorded in 1755–65

Related Words

• hard-line 
• inflexible 
• uncompromising 
• unyielding