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

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.

From BBC

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

From BBC

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

From Los Angeles Times

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

From BBC

"We will be uncompromising and relentless," Retailleau warned, adding that he had given police instructions to make arrests "as soon as there is the slightest slip-up".

From BBC

Related Words

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