unmitigated

adjective

un·​mit·​i·​gat·​ed ˌən-ˈmi-tə-ˌgā-təd 

1

: not lessened : unrelieved

sufferings unmitigated by any hope of early relief

2

: being so definitely what is stated as to offer little chance of change or relief

an unmitigated disaster

unmitigatedly adverb

unmitigatedness noun

Synonyms

• absolute
• all-out
• arrant
• blank
• blooming [chiefly British]
• bodacious [Southern & Midland]
• categorical
• categoric
• clean
• complete
• consummate
• crashing
• damn
• damned
• dead
• deadly
• definite
• downright
• dreadful
• fair
• flat
• flat-out
• out-and-out
• outright
• perfect
• plumb
• profound
• pure
• rank
• regular
• sheer
• simple
• stark
• stone
• straight-out
• thorough
• thoroughgoing
• total
• unadulterated
• unalloyed
• unconditional
• unqualified
• utter
• very

Examples of unmitigated in a Sentence

it looks like another one of your get-rich-quick schemes has ended in unmitigated failure

Recent Examples on the Web

Somehow it’s expected that all rape victims should feel a certain way: there ought to be unmitigated anger, or a thirst for vengeance. —Stephanie Zacharek, Time, 27 June 2025

Newsom’s California is an unmitigated mess, and to many voters the state — like him — has become the poster child for everything that’s failing in America. —S.e. Cupp, New York Daily News, 11 June 2025

The Gaza Humanitarian Foundation is presiding over an unmitigated disaster, and everything about the U.S.- and Israel-backed group’s failure was entirely predictable. —Juliette Kayyem, The Atlantic, 6 June 2025

This past regular season was an unmitigated disaster. —Alex Kirschenbaum, MSNBC Newsweek, 28 May 2025

Word History

First Known Use

1600, in the meaning defined at sense 1

Phrases Containing unmitigated

• unmitigated disaster
• unmitigated gall

Rhymes for unmitigated

• abbreviated
• accelerated
• accentuated
• accommodated
• acculturated
• accumulated
• acidulated
• adjudicated
• administrated
• adulterated
• affiliated
• agglomerated

Kids Definition

unmitigated

adjective

un·​mit·​i·​gat·​ed ˌən-ˈmit-ə-ˌgāt-əd 

ˈən-

1

: not lessened or made less severe

unmitigated poverty

2

: absolute sense 3, downright

an unmitigated liar