unmitigated
Americanadjective
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not mitigated; not softened or lessened.
unmitigated suffering.
- Synonyms:
- persistent, unbroken, unabated, unrelieved
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unqualified or absolute.
an unmitigated bore.
adjective
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not diminished in intensity, severity, etc
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(prenominal) (intensifier)
an unmitigated disaster
Other Word Forms
- unmitigatedly adverb
Etymology
Origin of unmitigated
First recorded in 1590–1600; un- 1 + mitigate ( def. ) + -ed 2 ( def. )
Example Sentences
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EPC's Folkman warned the EU against "unmitigated protectionism".
From Barron's • Feb. 12, 2026
“This is a dire profit warning in a long string of unmitigated disasters,” said analysts at Bernstein.
From MarketWatch • Jan. 22, 2026
One year before that, Urban Meyer’s brief stint with the Jacksonville Jaguars was such an unmitigated mess that he was fired in his first year with Trevor Lawrence.
From The Wall Street Journal • Oct. 15, 2025
The rapid descent into delusion in the name of unmitigated cruelty and hollow provocation would be laughable if it weren’t terrifying at the same time.
From Salon • Sep. 28, 2025
He never learned to speak off the cuff—and when he tried, at the age of thirty, the occasion was an unmitigated disaster.
From "Words Like Loaded Pistols" by Sam Leith
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