uncompromising

[ uhn-kom-pruh-mahy-zing ]
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adjective
  1. not admitting of compromise or adjustment of differences; making no concessions; inaccessible to flexible bargaining; unyielding: an uncompromising attitude.

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

Origin of uncompromising

1
First recorded in 1820–30; un-1 + compromise + -ing2

Other words for uncompromising

Other words from uncompromising

  • un·com·pro·mis·ing·ly, adverb
  • un·com·pro·mis·ing·ness, noun

Words Nearby uncompromising

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British Dictionary definitions for uncompromising

uncompromising

/ (ʌnˈkɒmprəˌmaɪzɪŋ) /


adjective
  1. not prepared to give ground or to compromise

Derived forms of uncompromising

  • uncompromisingly, adverb
  • uncompromisingness, noun

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