uncompromising

uncompromising
I adjective adamant, austere, conservative, determined, difficult, exacting, exigent, fanatic, fanatical, firm, hard, immovable, implacable, incorruptible, inexorable, inflexible, intransigent, irreconcilable, narrow, obdurate, obstinate, orthodox, puritanic, puritanical, relentless, resolute, resolved, rigid, ruthless, severe, steadfast, strict, stringent, unbending, unchangeable, unrelenting, unremitting, unyielding II index close (rigorous), dictatorial, draconian, formal, immutable, implacable, inexorable, inflexible, ironclad, irreconcilable, obdurate, orthodox, particular (exacting), patient, pertinacious, precise, punctilious, purposeful, radical (favoring drastic change), relentless, resolute, rigid, scathing, sedulous, serious (devoted), severe, stable, steadfast, strict, stringent, thorough, tyrannous, unbending, unrelenting, unyielding, willful

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  • Uncompromising — Un*com pro*mi sing, a. Not admitting of compromise; making no truce or concessions; obstinate; unyielding; inflexible. {Un*com pro*mi sing*ly}, adv. [1913 Webster] …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • uncompromising — 1828, from UN (Cf. un ) (1) not + gerundive of COMPROMISE (Cf. compromise). Related: Uncompromisingly …   Etymology dictionary

  • uncompromising — [adj] stubborn brick wall*, decided, determined, firm, hard core*, hardline*, inexorable, inflexible, intransigent, locked, obdurate, obstinate, pigheaded*, relentless, resolute, rigid, set in stone*, single minded, steadfast, stiff necked*,… …   New thesaurus

  • uncompromising — ► ADJECTIVE 1) unwilling to make concessions; resolute. 2) harsh or relentless. DERIVATIVES uncompromisingly adverb …   English terms dictionary

  • uncompromising — [un käm′prə mī΄ziŋ] adj. not compromising or yielding; firm; inflexible; determined …   English World dictionary

  • uncompromising — adj. uncompromising in; towards (uncompromising in one s attitude; uncompromising towards their proposal) * * * [ˌʌn kɒmprəmaɪzɪŋ] towards (uncompromising in one s attitude; uncompromising towards their proposal) uncompromising in …   Combinatory dictionary

  • uncompromising — [[t]ʌ̱nkɒ̱mprəmaɪzɪŋ[/t]] 1) ADJ GRADED If you describe someone as uncompromising, you mean that they are determined not to change their opinions or aims in any way. Mrs Thatcher was a tough and uncompromising politician. Syn: unyielding Derived… …   English dictionary

  • uncompromising — uncompromisingly, adv. uncompromisingness, n. /un kom preuh muy zing/, adj. 1. not admitting of compromise or adjustment of differences; making no concessions; inaccessible to flexible bargaining; unyielding: an uncompromising attitude. 2.… …   Universalium

  • uncompromising — adj. Uncompromising is used with these nouns: ↑attitude, ↑look, ↑stance …   Collocations dictionary

  • uncompromising — un|com|pro|mis|ing [ʌnˈkɔmprəmaızıŋ US ˈka:m ] adj unwilling to change your opinions or intentions ▪ an uncompromising opponent of democratic reform >uncompromisingly adv …   Dictionary of contemporary English

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