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undeterred

adjective

un·​de·​terred ˌən-di-ˈtərd How to pronounce undeterred (audio)
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Synonyms of undeterrednext
: not discouraged or prevented from acting : not deterred
a politician undeterred by criticism
So far, Dallas, San Antonio and El Paso have rejected his offer … But Pickens, ever the wheeler-dealer, is undeterred.Karen Breslau

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High earners were undeterred by Mamdani's wide lead in the general election polls through the summer and fall. Swapna Venugopal Ramaswamy, USA Today, 22 Nov. 2025 Kardashian remains undeterred in her legal ambitions, announcing plans to retake the California bar exam and continue her legal studies, but her story has prompted experts to issue new warnings about the limitations of artificial intelligence in legal settings. Megan Cartwright, MSNBC Newsweek, 15 Nov. 2025 But immigration officials seem undeterred in their mission. Alisha Ebrahimji, CNN Money, 14 Nov. 2025 The leader of a conservative group on the University of Iowa campus says his group is undeterred after a left-wing student allegedly went on a spree of destruction. Peter D'abrosca, FOXNews.com, 13 Nov. 2025 See All Example Sentences for undeterred

Word History

First Known Use

1607, in the meaning defined above

Time Traveler
The first known use of undeterred was in 1607

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“Undeterred.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/undeterred. Accessed 9 Dec. 2025.

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