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

• utter
• sheer
• absolute
• unconditional
• pure
• complete
• total
• simple
• outright

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

The Jets signed Fields to a two-year contract in free agency, but the decision has been nothing short of an unmitigated disaster, as head coach Aaron Glenn benched Fields in favor of Tyrod Taylor last Sunday. —Matthew Schmidt, MSNBC Newsweek, 24 Oct. 2025

Losing to a winless UCLA team that fired its head coach after three games, already moved on from both coordinators and hadn’t led for one second entering Saturday is an unmitigated disaster. —Cameron Teague Robinson, New York Times, 5 Oct. 2025

Of course, what will happen will happen, and there’s always the possibility that something like that could be an absolute, unmitigated disaster. —Jem Aswad, Variety, 30 Sep. 2025

The Sooners' offensive line was an unmitigated mess last season, patched together with transfers and eventually beset by injuries. —Chase Goodbread, The Tuscaloosa News, 17 Sep. 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