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
Maps from a 2020 study show breadfruit dramatically expanding its range through the southern U.S., if climate change is allowed to proceed more or less unmitigated.
—
Zoë Schlanger, The Atlantic, 28 Mar. 2024
Labor leaders trumpeted the deal as an unmitigated win.
—Suhauna Hussain, Los Angeles Times, 25 Mar. 2024
Yet there is still no framework for determining whether these models actually pose a serious and unmitigated risk of catastrophic misuse, or for measuring the impact of these rules on AI innovation.
—IEEE Spectrum, 8 Feb. 2024
Although experts have touted positive uses for AI, many worry about potentially disastrous consequences including security risks, unmitigated spread of disinformation and even human extinction.
—Krystal Hur, CNN, 21 Mar. 2024
Editor’s picks Abbey’s unmitigated candor and upbeat attitude have won her more than 1.8 million followers on the platform, many of whom find her relationship with David aspirational.
—Ej Dickson, Rolling Stone, 12 Mar. 2024
To go in there and to displace them again and start a major military campaign would be an unmitigated disaster.
—CBS News, 10 Mar. 2024
That increase in pollution will cost both companies and their employees dearly — with hundreds of billions of dollars of pay lost annually across the workforce if unmitigated.
—Morgan Haefner, Quartz, 26 Feb. 2024
Proposition 47 has been an unmitigated disaster for Californians and for law enforcement.
—The San Diego Union-Tribune Staff, San Diego Union-Tribune, 24 Feb. 2024
Zoë Schlanger, The Atlantic, 28 Mar. 2024
Labor leaders trumpeted the deal as an unmitigated win.
—Suhauna Hussain, Los Angeles Times, 25 Mar. 2024
Yet there is still no framework for determining whether these models actually pose a serious and unmitigated risk of catastrophic misuse, or for measuring the impact of these rules on AI innovation.
—IEEE Spectrum, 8 Feb. 2024
Although experts have touted positive uses for AI, many worry about potentially disastrous consequences including security risks, unmitigated spread of disinformation and even human extinction.
—Krystal Hur, CNN, 21 Mar. 2024
Editor’s picks Abbey’s unmitigated candor and upbeat attitude have won her more than 1.8 million followers on the platform, many of whom find her relationship with David aspirational.
—Ej Dickson, Rolling Stone, 12 Mar. 2024
To go in there and to displace them again and start a major military campaign would be an unmitigated disaster.
—CBS News, 10 Mar. 2024
That increase in pollution will cost both companies and their employees dearly — with hundreds of billions of dollars of pay lost annually across the workforce if unmitigated.
—Morgan Haefner, Quartz, 26 Feb. 2024
Proposition 47 has been an unmitigated disaster for Californians and for law enforcement.
—The San Diego Union-Tribune Staff, San Diego Union-Tribune, 24 Feb. 2024
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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
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