uncompromising
[uhn-kom-pruh-mahy-zing]
- 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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Origin of uncompromising
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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, unbendingExamples from the Web for uncompromising
Contemporary Examples
Francis fired the uncompromising commander of his Swiss Guard.
Is The Pope Unprotected Now That He’s Fired the Head of the Swiss Guards?Barbie Latza Nadeau
December 5, 2014
Once, that uncompromising stand would have kept him in office no matter how corporatist or out of touch he became.
Rigg, of course, had her fair share of uncompromising critiques.
These bohemian joints were so uncompromising that they reminded Moss “you needed chutzpah to live in New York,” he says.
The End of New York: How One Blog Tracks the Disappearance of a Vibrant CityTim Teeman
August 6, 2014
Both sides pack an impressive physical punch, and for much of the game the tackles and challenges were uncompromising.
Historical Examples
Kingozi continued to stare at him in the most uncompromising manner.
The Leopard WomanStewart Edward White
A stern, uncompromising, and solemn spirit of inquiry is abroad.
The Works of Whittier, Volume VII (of VII)John Greenleaf Whittier
But in everyday life in what an uncompromising way they oppose each other!
The Sexual QuestionAugust Forel
He smiled lazily at the uncompromising vigour of her criticism.
The Education of Eric LaneStephen McKenna
You proved it by your uncompromising firmness in the affair of Tavora.
The SnareRafael Sabatini
uncompromising
- not prepared to give ground or to compromise
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Word Origin and History for uncompromising
adj.
1799, from un- (1) "not" + gerundive of compromise (v.). Related: Uncompromisingly.
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