unmitigated

[ uhn-mit-i-gey-tid ]

/ ʌnˈmɪt ɪˌgeɪ tɪd /

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adjective

not mitigated; not softened or lessened: unmitigated suffering.

unqualified or absolute: an unmitigated bore.

Words nearby unmitigated

unmew, unmindful, unmissable, unmistakable, unmiter, unmitigated, unmitre, unmixed, unmoderated, unmold, unmolested

Origin of unmitigated

1590–1600; un-¹ + mitigated

SYNONYMS FOR unmitigated

1 unrelieved, unabated, unbroken, persistent.

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OTHER WORDS FROM unmitigated

un·mit·i·gat·ed·ly, adverb

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Examples from the Web for unmitigated

It was an unmitigated disaster, and Lee compares it to the healthcare.gov rollout.
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The unmitigated gall Kennedy displays in defaming the hard work of dedicated researchers is bad enough.
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What happened in 1964 was an unredeemed and unmitigated catastrophe for Republicans and conservatives.
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"We will have a day of unmitigated pleasure," her father had said to her, and the words had at the time been like a sharp stab.
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Protoplasm, whether living or lifeless, is equally itself; but unaqueous water is unmitigated gibberish.
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Our friend's theory is certainly ingenious and novel, and goes far to prove that exploitation is not an unmitigated evil.
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The unmitigated sentence reduced her to feeble plaintiveness.
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The prejudice of race would be restored with unmitigated violence.
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British Dictionary definitions for unmitigated

unmitigated

/ (ʌnˈmɪtɪˌɡeɪtɪd) /

adjective

not diminished in intensity, severity, etc

(prenominal) (intensifier)an unmitigated disaster

Derived forms of unmitigated

unmitigatedly, adverb

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unmitigated

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adjective

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