unflinching

[uhn-flin-ching]

adjective

1. not flinching; flinch; unshrinking.

   unflinching courage.

   Synonyms: unfaltering, steadfast, constant, steady

unflinching

/ ʌnˈflɪntʃɪŋ /

adjective

1. not shrinking from danger, difficulty, etc

Other Word Forms

• unflinchingly adverb

Word History and Origins

Origin of unflinching¹

First recorded in 1720–30; un- ¹ + flinch ¹ + -ing ²

Example Sentences

Here, the film’s unflinching energy — influenced by Ingmar Bergman’s “Autumn Sonata” — shifts; the camera shakes free from restraint before pulling back to reveal them small against the empty wilderness.

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Russian support for Belgrade in 1914 was a trigger for World War I, and Moscow has offered unflinching support of Serbia during and after the Yugoslav Wars in the 1990s.

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Mr. George’s departure from the Heritage board means that the institution may be less likely to heed his call to be “unbending and unflinching” in its fidelity to these principles.

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Cooper’s unflinching pursuit is rooted in his own life.

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It’s an unflinching study of how the machinery of American power hides its own wrongdoing, and of the reporter who’s spent a lifetime rooting it out.

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Related Words

• fearless 
• gritty 
• resolute 
• staunch 
• steadfast 
• tenacious 
• unwavering 
• unyielding