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uncompromising

[ uhn-kom-pruh-mahy-zing ]
/ ʌnˈkɒm prəˌmaɪ zɪŋ /
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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.

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steadfast, rigid, resolute, inflexible, determined, obstinate, hard-line, intransigent, single-minded, relentless, decided, firm, hard-core, inexorable, obdurate, pigheaded, strict, strong, tough, unbending

Words nearby uncompromising

uncompetitive, uncomplaining, uncomplicated, uncomplimentary, uncomprehending, uncompromising, unconcealed, unconceivable, unconcern, unconcerned, unconditional

Origin of uncompromising

1820–30; un-1 + compromising

OTHER WORDS FROM uncompromising

un·com·pro·mis·ing·ly, adverbun·com·pro·mis·ing·ness, noun
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British Dictionary definitions for uncompromising

uncompromising
/ (ʌnˈkɒmprəˌmaɪzɪŋ) /

adjective

not prepared to give ground or to compromise

Derived forms of uncompromising

uncompromisingly, adverbuncompromisingness, noun
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