uncompromising

American  

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

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

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uncompromising British  

/ ʌnˈkɒmprəˌmaɪzɪŋ /

adjective

1. not prepared to give ground or to compromise

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Other Word Forms

• uncompromisingly adverb
• uncompromisingness noun

Etymology

Origin of uncompromising

First recorded in 1820–30; un- ¹ + compromise ( def. ) + -ing ² ( def. )

Example Sentences

She would prefer people view her as “uncompromising,” both as a thinker and as a novelist.

From The Wall Street Journal

It was the face of someone who knows the ancient, uncompromising truths.

From Literature

These risks help explain the increasingly uncompromising rhetoric from Tehran.

From BBC

During his speech he launched into an apparently uncompromising restatement of his claims over the "big piece of ice."

From Barron's

French President Emmanuel Macron on Thursday said Europe must be “uncompromising” on the issue of territorial sovereignty.

From The Wall Street Journal

Related Words

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