UNHESITATING Synonyms: 69 Similar and Opposite Words

unhesitating

adjective

Definition of unhesitating

as in unfaltering

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Recent Examples of unhesitating That legacy also lives on through Hugs From Hadley, a nonprofit founded by Doug Hanna to honor their daughter's unhesitating love for people. — Amelia Mugavero, CBS News, 3 July 2026 The film doesn’t idealize the president as a man of unhesitating certainties. — David Rooney, HollywoodReporter, 2 Sep. 2025 Proulx is an unhesitating observer of people and places, neither idealizing nor villainizing, but her acuity depends on a certain distance. — Michelle Nijhuis, The New York Review of Books, 30 Mar. 2023 Not simply your toleration, but your moral assent and your unhesitating affirmation. — John Hirschauer, National Review, 14 Oct. 2019 The acceleration is unhesitating and rewarding, but there is much droning in the cabin at highway speeds. — Mark Maynard, San Diego Union-Tribune, 7 July 2019 Harmon offered an unhesitating apology for abusing his power. — Sean O'Neal, GQ, 30 May 2018

Recent Examples of Synonyms for unhesitating

Adjective

His flow is fierce and unfaltering, while the choreography is kinetic and intense.

— Olivia Munson, USA TODAY, 19 Sep. 2024
Much of this might have been formulaic in less artful hands, but Kore-eda has an unfaltering lightness of touch, a way of injecting emotional veracity and spontaneity into every moment.

— David Rooney, The Hollywood Reporter, 26 May 2022

Definition of unfaltering

Adjective

Yet at an event on Thursday, Huang displayed unwavering confidence, projecting that Nvidia's chip sales will double next year as nations and corporations continue scaling up AI investments.

— , CNBC, 18 Sep. 2026
That whole generation’s old-fashioned American ethics — the unwavering belief in the equality of mankind and pulling together for each other — was the spirit that my grandfather took with him.

— Brian Davids, HollywoodReporter, 18 Sep. 2026

Definition of unwavering

Adjective

That’s why the league has been so insistent on returning to the same markets each year.

— Justin Birnbaum, Sportico.com, 10 Sep. 2026
And the insistent focus on Archambault to exclusion of all else does force Menochet’s sober gravitas to do a lot of the heavy lifting in terms of communicating the inner conflict and existential anguish with which all of the team must be struggling.

— Jessica Kiang, Variety, 9 Sep. 2026

Definition of insistent

Adjective

The perception of an enduring terrorist threat increased support for coercive policies, even among Americans otherwise resistant to authoritarian appeals.

— Daniel Benjamin, Foreign Affairs, 11 Sep. 2026
His doctors had determined he was infected with MRSA—aka methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus.

— Beth Mole, ArsTechnica, 11 Sep. 2026

Definition of resistant

Adjective

With almost 60% of Latino employment still spanning industries that traditionally pay less, Alvarez designed the report to capture growing income and employment in the context of persistent housing costs and working-class populations.

— Allison Kiehl, Chicago Tribune, 18 Sep. 2026
Sheik’s career was marked by a persistent tension between mainstream recognition and his own resistance to the machinery of pop stardom.

— SPIN Staff, SPIN, 18 Sep. 2026

Definition of persistent

Adjective

Western and Asian governments feared the tenacious insurgencies could help foster Islamic extremism in Southeast Asia.

— Teresa Cerojano, Los Angeles Times, 14 Sep. 2026
Enciso can be the bustling out-ball, the tenacious, front-footed defender and provide the moments of individual brilliance to get Ipswich out of the relegation trouble many anticipate.

— David Ornstein, New York Times, 6 Sep. 2026

Definition of tenacious

Adjective

There are many reasons to love this story, not least because of its resolute universalism.

— Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 18 Sep. 2026
But by the time officials reach the Premier League, most are resilient and resolute enough to set aside what has gone before and referee what is put in front of them.

— Graham Scott, New York Times, 15 Sep. 2026

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