uncompromising
adjective
un·com·pro·mis·ing
ˌən-ˈkäm-prə-ˌmī-ziŋ 
: not making or accepting a compromise : making no concessions : inflexible, unyielding
Examples of uncompromising in a Sentence
They were uncompromising in their demands.
an uncompromising adherence to the rules that would do a schoolmarm proud
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Funmi Fetto, Vogue, 27 Aug. 2025
Each tour, capped at 16 guests, delivers ambitious and uncompromising experiences.
—AFAR Media, 29 July 2025
Sparked by the good early form of James Maddison, Tottenham briefly looked like title contenders, with an incredibly uncompromising form of football.
—Michael Cox, New York Times, 7 June 2025
What the uncompromising Russians fail to fully grasp is that the Soviet Union died in 1991 and is not coming back.
—Ken Silverstein, Forbes.com, 21 May 2025
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“Uncompromising.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/uncompromising. Accessed 4 Nov. 2025.
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uncompromising
adjective
un·com·pro·mis·ing
ˌən-ˈkäm-prə-ˌmī-ziŋ
: not making or accepting a compromise : unyielding
uncompromisingly
adverb
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